—CRIMSON AND CLOVER, OVER AND OVER

…Okay, okay. I get it now.

…I’ve been looking for the king of diamonds, but I guess the queen will do.

…Whatever comes out, that’s what I’m having, and I promise I won’t complain.

…Don’t try this at home. Maybe at a motel in an obscure country, but don’t try this at home.

…You motherfucker. (Sometimes being called a “motherfucker” is actually a sign that the person calling you a motherfucker loves you.)

…FYI, no one says FYI anymore.

…All right, Fuck it then.

…We’re never going to land on the perfect goodbye. That ship sailed by years ago.

…I can do without any more overbearing personalities.

…But you gotta do that, right?

…I’m almost there. I’m almost asleep.

…Catch me if you can, and if you can, well, I feel sorry for you, but Thanks.

…I keep trying to make something of the ruins, but it never seems to work out.

…But what do I know, right? It’s just how I feel.

…Or maybe I don’t.

…Say what you want, but I’m not buying it.

…Gravity does what gravity does.

…I don’t recognize the voice inside my head.

…I guess the difference is perspective, right?

…“You’re like Shakira back here—your hips don’t lie.”

…Your credibility is shot.

…What was the question again?

…Be careful whose bandwagon you jump on.

…What thrills you?

…“I’m always excited by the unlikely, never by ordinary things.” David Hockney

…I know what that poem needs—some paper Japanese lanterns.

…Maybe it’s not about you. Have you ever thought of that?

…I’m still carrying your bags.

…Why did you wait so long?

…Those kinds of things can make a person suspicious.

…Always have a backup plan.

…Even if they don’t really mean it, I kind of love when someone uses “ever” in a sentence.

She’s the nicest person ever.

If you read it right, it’s the best poem ever.

That was the best kiss ever.

 

…I’ve definitely never been here before.

…The thing is, you have to be able to not take it personally, otherwise there’s a bridge somewhere with your name on it.

…Who thought this was a good idea?

…“Anyway you fuck with it will only make it worse.”

…Staring at the city trying to get it right.

…Love can get in the way and change things.

…"The words are the important thing. Don't worry about tunes. Take a tune, sing high when they sing low, sing fast when they sing slow, and you've got a new tune."  

Woody Guthrie

…It’s really not very fun to watch people fail.

 

--This is really hard.

--But you haven’t even heard the question yet.

 

…We made a little story there. We did.

 

…I’m going through this, but I’m not sure if you are the same way.

 

…So, we’re tied, I guess.

 

...I never guess right.

 

…“Get your own Fucking coffee.”

…I’ll get back to you on that.

…I’ve got miles and miles of scribbles and you don’t even have me.

…“I don’t Fuck much with the past, but I Fuck plenty with the future.” Patti Smith

…It’s complicated, right?

…People who answer with, “It’s complicated” always sound like they’re copping out or trying to be evasive.

…Everything has exceptions.

…I feel like a stranger.

…The “It Factor” is real.

…I’m trying not to overpack my next piece.

…“I like anything with a cheese sandwich in it.” Jesse Millner

…How about eight? Isn’t eight a nice round number?

…You have to have a lot of balls to sell a bottle of water for seven dollars. 

…There’s so much I could say.

…“Len, stop talking.”

…Please contact your doctor if you haven’t already.

…I fought the law, and the law won.

…I should probably eat something.

…I’m used to pain, but this is a different kind.

…Hello, Wisconsin, Lisbon, Largos, Madrid, Porto, Bilboa, Snohomish and Seattle. I see you shining there and you all look pretty in your own way.

…Which frame would make this look right?

…There’s something missing.

…I am the bad bearer of news for someone.

…I don’t remember saying that, but if you said I said it I must have said it.

…Hey, you know what? Good for you.

…That would be funny if it wasn’t.

…I can barely see because my head’s in the way.

…I might be too pale for this weather.

…“We’re here to change, even if it’s a little bit.” R.V.

…Do you ever listen to yourself?

…"I’m not looking for my writing to be legible so much as arresting, worthy of some degree of immersion on the part of the reader." Abby Frucht 

…The other night, someone (who may or may not have been stoned) called me the most peaceful-looking person they’d ever seen. Hey, I’ll take it, even if it’s a lie and not true. I’ve been called other things.

 

…“I like devilish, thorny, dirty, mean roles, unbelievably sad, unbelievably happy, and burdened.” Amanda Plummer

…“Are you guys ever going to talk about something interesting?”

… “As it grew on me . . . I wished others to share my joy.” Solomon R. Guggenheim

…I apologize in advance for everything.