Quotes About Expression

The more articulate one is, the more dangerous words become.

At some point I believe one has to stop holding back for fear of alienating some imaginary reader or real relative or friend, and come out with personal truth.

I feel more alive when I'm writing than I do at any other time--except maybe when I'm making love.

My facea negative in the slatewindow,I sitin a litcorridor that racesthrough a darkone.Riding the "A" [1963]

It's not for me - religion. It seems like a redundancy for a poet.

I'm two eyes looking out of a suit of armor. I write because I can't talk.

I know why the caged bird sings.

I would be a liar, a hypocrite, or a fool--and I'm not any of those--to say that I don't write for the reader. I do. But for the reader who hears, who really will work at it, going behind what I seem to say. So I write for myself and that reader who will pay the dues.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.

The role of art in society differs for every artist.

Even though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture, I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist.

Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it's not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you.

Writing love letters was a blasted difficult thing to do, especially with the lady in question commenting on every line.

He drank, as a man is wont to do when confronted with his innermost emotions, particularly ones pertaining to the heart.

Sometimes I cannot state what race they are speaking my fingers"

We all know one day we will die but don't know the exact date, we don't know that fucking exact date, say what you want to say to everyone who loves you or you love because we don't know the exact date."

You know how I conceal my pain talk so much and laugh a lot"

The idea is, if I can't heal from my art, then how can you heal?

Once you take yourself too seriously the art will suffer.

There is still a future with music, because people want music.

Adam does most of the work when it comes to videos and he basically does the same as I do with the lyrics. The videos are his visual interpretations of our music.

I would hope they would be our fellow artists, rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us.