Life
In fact, a charmed life full of inexplicable good fortune
Love
My wife
My kids and their kids
My parents and my sister
Friends
Conversation
Music
The lovely place where I live
Alcohol
So far, better health than I deserve
Experience
Literature
The talents of other people who entertain and amaze me
More things than I could ever list
Oh, man. Where to start… I can’t even begin to express how much books have meant to me. My own writing too. If I had to make a choice between music and literature I’d be screwed.
Two of the saddest things I have heard:
“No, I don’t ever read, really…” - Many people I know
“Music is none of my business” - Marge Simpson
“We thank you for the wind and rain
The sunshine and the flowers
We thank you for the moon and stars
The minutes and the hours
We live each day as best we can
And wake up with new friends
For when the nights have turned around
The days begin again.”