Each one of us is left to choose our own quality of life and take pleasure where we find it with the understanding that, like Mom used to say, sooner or later something's gonna get you.

I just looked at the pattern of my life, decided I didn't like it, and changed.

The combination of ammonia and chloride can be lethal but I've discovered it can work miracles as long as you keep telling yourself, "I want to love, I want to live...

I create my music for fun not because I have to, that is why it sounds magical and unique

When you feel low self-confidence, it is usually the result of the negative thoughts your inner critic whispers in the darkness of your mind.

no job, no matter how lowly, is truly 'unskilled.

The prophets of doom, in my experience, are generally ignored and usually right.

We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.

Physical qualities don't really matter much.

feeling - probably for the first time in my life - the fear and excitement of living in a place where you never know what's going to happen or when.

That's the nice thing about insanity: evil people kill you, but crazy ones try to make you understand.

She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.

If you can deal with hot emotions, then you can study for the S.A.T. instead of watching television, and you can save more money for retirement. It's not just about marshmallows.