I alternate between feeling sympathetic toward humanity and being a misanthrope. When I'm sympathetic, it usually means I haven't been around people in awhile.

I don't believe in ONE holy book. I believe all books are holy. Of course, some books are holy shit.

No one will ever write a horror novel as scary as reading about my symptoms on WebMD.

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.

That kind of so-called housekeeping where they have six Bibles and no cork-screw.

As the old saying goes, 'money is power' and the more money the government takes, the more power it has over individuals.

Most of my influences are from the past.

I come from a singing family and as is said, 'the apple does not fall far from the tree.'

Between each album I try to gain a new insight that I didn't have before and perhaps write a song about something that I've written about before, but from a fresh viewpoint.

A trade is better then service.

Twentieth-century Russian literature has produced nothing special except perhaps one novel and two stories by Andrei Platonov, who ended his days sweeping streets.

The best way to know God's will is to be familiar with the Bible.

The Feast of Fortuna had nothing to do with tuna, which was fine with Percy.