The good is, like nature, an immense landscape in which man advances through centuries of exploration.

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.

The characteristic of the hour is that the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will.

We have need of history in its entirety, not to fall back into it, but to see if we can escape from it.

People think that Detroit is this barren wasteland. While there are parts that are not as nice as others, the misconception is not true. It is definitely not a thriving community in Detroit, but it is getting there. There is a lot of heart and love in this city.

Before marriage people want everyone to look at their girlfriends. But after marriage they want to keep their wives locked way.

It had never occurred to me to write a historical novel, but then I found Hadley in the pages of Hemingway's 'A Moveable Feast' and wanted to know more about her - who she was, how she and Ernest met and fell in love, what it was like for her to be married to such a demanding and stormy force of nature.

I love Neil Young. And he loves me! We have a great relationship.