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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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.

Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.

Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.

People who think too much before they act don't act too much.

People who think too much before they act don't act too much.

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

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...

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...

My mother insisted that her children read.

My mother insisted that her children read.

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more...

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more...

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...

The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at...

The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at...

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...

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...

I'm a big follower and reactor to weather.

I'm a big follower and reactor to weather.

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a...

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a...

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...

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

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

Quitting doesn't enter my mind.

Quitting doesn't enter my mind.

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...

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,...

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...