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The way to compose for me is to have lots of time.

Composing is sort of an intuitive act. You have to put yourself in the right frame of mind.

I like to compose, but only for myself. I write my own lyrics and compose the music around them.

What you compose with is neither here nor there, you compose with words, or you compose with stone plants and trees, or you compose with events; the Sheriff's officer, or whatever.

I've always felt that there's a point where a piece seems to be alive, that is, living. And that's the point where I know the composition is finished.

I don't compose, actually. I just record. I'm the opposite of a composer in my way of working. I'm more instinctive.

I write because I know that one day I will die, and thus I should experience as many deliberate observations, careful thoughts, wild ideas, and deep emotions as I can before that day occurs.

When I'm writing about reality, I'm writing about death. When I'm writing fiction, I'm writing about life.

What I try to capture as a writer is the feeling of being alive, of being awake.

I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live.