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I can't write things. I'm embarrassed all the time about that, particularly if people don't know that about me.

I can't write unless I'm overlooking water.

I can't write what I don't believe in.

I can't write without a reader. It's precisely like a kiss - you can't do it alone.

I can take a lot of pats on the back. I love it when I get admiring letters from people. And, of course, I'd love it if the critics would notice me, too.

I can take a lot of pride that I can launch cookbooks and there's an audience out there that supports that.

I can take a newspaper and make it a lethal weapon.

I can take a week's vacation - maybe a week and a half - but after that, I'm itching to go back to work.

I can take all the negative energy and turn it into a positive simply by purging my soul through music. That's how powerful music can be.

I can take any series of numbers and turn it into music, from Bach to bebop, Herbie Hancock to hip-hop.