Writing is a lonely job unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach.

Writing is a lonely job unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach.

Literally, if someone says I am grounded, everyday I am at home, I actually have my hands in the ground and dirt under my fingernails. I don't have a staff to do it all for me. I still plant a seed and I'm amazed it grows.

We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.

We've lost touch and allowed technology to take precedence over organic nature. But let's not forget that those microchips in our computers came from elements of the earth.

We're a very close family and we're a very real family, and I think every real family has real problems.