Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience.

Quote by Jimmy Buffett

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If it doesn't work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was...

If it doesn't work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was...

I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing...

I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing...

It is an eternal truth in the political as well as the mystical body, that...

It is an eternal truth in the political as well as the mystical body, that...

I sell escapism.

I sell escapism.

Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a...

Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a...

And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you...

And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you...

Moderation is the key so I work certain amout of time and then I take...

Moderation is the key so I work certain amout of time and then I take...

These old ballparks are like cathedrals in America. We don't have big old Gothic cathedrals...

These old ballparks are like cathedrals in America. We don't have big old Gothic cathedrals...

Where's the church, who took the steeple, Religion's in the hands of some crazy ass...

Where's the church, who took the steeple, Religion's in the hands of some crazy ass...

If we weren't all crazy, we'd just go insane.

If we weren't all crazy, we'd just go insane.

There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don't...

There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don't...

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

I can only say the first thing that pops into my mind is I remember,...

I can only say the first thing that pops into my mind is I remember,...

I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.

I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.

To describe my scarce leisure time in today's terms, I always default to reading.

To describe my scarce leisure time in today's terms, I always default to reading.

I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer...

I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer...

Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still...

Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still...

If we weren't all crazy, we'd just go insane.

If we weren't all crazy, we'd just go insane.

Places I've lived since then had to have some kind of uniqueness and character about...

Places I've lived since then had to have some kind of uniqueness and character about...

At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.

At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.