"The best songs that I write usually come in, like, two minutes, and I think a lot of songwriters would probably say those kind of songs that come just like that are the good ones."

“My concern was first, for the black people of Mississippi, then I became concerned for black people nationwide, now my concern is for black people all over the world. I began to realize that it's not as much about race as we think it is. It's about the rich vs. the poor. I feel as if the different races are pitted against one another so we won't see the bigger (financial disparity) problem.”

“When I ask you what club to use, look the other way and don't answer.”

“I do some weights and I do a lot of stretching.”

“The touch of time does more than the club of Hercules.”

Source : James Branch Cabell (2003). “The Witch-Woman: A Trilogy About Her”, p.99, Wildside Press LLC

“I think it's a brilliant tool to have, not only to have a sense of humor, but to be able to use humor to help one navigate life, and I tend not to be that type of person. I wish I were.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Don't be too quick to interpret the moment. Just keep quiet. My encouragement would always be: never think anything is against you, everything is blessing. Why should it be different? Just be quiet. Let it all work itself out.”

“Notice how every science fiction movie or television show starts with a shot of the location where the story is about to occur. Movies that take place in outer space always start with a shot of stars and a starship. Movies that take place on another world always start with a shot of that planet. This is to let you know where you are. Novels and stories start the same way. You have to give the reader a sense of where he is and what's happening as quickly as possible. You don't want to start the story by confusing the reader.”

“Golf has probably kept more people sane than psychiatrists have.”

Source : Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake, Edwin Shrake (1997). “The Wisdom of Harvey Penick”, p.73, Simon and Schuster