And my experience in the music scene had shown me that there were places for places in the world where misfits were welcome.

Lips are the fingerprints of love.

There is no greater cruelty than a genius stumbling over something idiotic.

I never tire of reading Tom Paine.

I am a delightfully evangelical guy about things I love. I am that annoying guy who sits everyone down and forces them to read some book I like. I'm looking across the full spectrum of genres.

You know what, I'm very attracted to someone who makes me laugh and is that charming. Really, I could be charmed by anyone. I'm just a sucker for somebody that is charming.

The man who is in real danger is the man who thinks he is perfectly safe.

It's 2006, why are they still using the index finger?

A woman's body is a dark and monstrous mystery; between her supple thighs a heavy whirlpool swirls, two rivers crash, and woe to him who slips and falls!

Black is always elegant. It is the most complete colour in the whole world, made of all the colours in the palette.

I suppose I should make a little apology to Cyndi - although I'm not taking the blame for this - because I was the one who did say Cyndi had won.