She [my Mother] Gave Me Permission To

Write A Lot And Hit The Streets. A Writer Who Doesn't Keep Up With What's Out There Ain't Gonna Be Out There.

People Have To Be Given Permission To Write, And They Have To Be Given Space To Breathe And Stumble. They Have To Be Given Time To Develop And To Reveal What They Can Do.

And What Is Religion, You Might Ask. It's A Technology Of Living.

The Role Of The Artist Is To Make The Revolution Irresistible

Old Folks Is The Nation.