Cynicism is a form of obedience.

- Cornelius Eady

When I leap, I briefly see the world as it is and as it should be.

- Cornelius Eady

Race, and the discussion of it brings out the bad, the good and the crazy in us.

- Cornelius Eady

It's sometimes hard to know who's choosing whom - the poem, the song, or the writer.

- Cornelius Eady

For me, the intent in a song is to sing it. I compose songs, meaning I'm writing words to be set to music; I'm intending it to not be recited. I'm a …

- Cornelius Eady

Writing a lyric is writing a lyric, whether it's sung or recited. Perhaps the question to ask should be, has playing in a band for three years affect…

- Cornelius Eady

I've always felt that poetry is the enemy of silence, but of course, in the right moments, silence can be useful. The trick is just trying to figure …

- Cornelius Eady

What I love about drafts is the experimental nature of them. The draft is what you know about writing a poem running up against what you don't know a…

- Cornelius Eady