I'm not as depressed as I used to be. The Prozac's working!

There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.

Music to me is the air I breathe it's the blood that pumps through my veins that keeps me alive

A man once asked me, what's punk? I kicked over a trash can and said that's punk. He kicked over a trash can and then asked me again, Is that punk? I replied no. That's just trendy.

School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect, so why practice?

You can't change the wind but you can set your sails.

Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.

To do something that you feel in your heart that's great, you need to make a lot of mistakes. Anything that's successful is a series of mistakes.

‎The day you become old is the day you're not looking for new experiences anymore.

It's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven't done.

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.

May God give you the grace to do many good deeds.

I wondered how my heart could be both light with happiness and heavy with love at the same time.

Every time you think of escaping mentally or physically, grab the book that lies inches away from your heart.

Religion is a veil that we often use to cover our ugliness.

One woman and one man might have been OK in your grandmother's day, but who wants to marry your grandmother? Not even your grandfather!

The attitude you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from more than what you tell them. They don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.

The greatest attribute of heaven is mercy; And 'tis the crown of justice, and the glory

There's no such thing as boundaries only limits that get pushed further and further.

I also know Patrick White in Australia, both personally and as a writer, and Salman Rushdie in India.

I think I really scored with my parents. All of my friends pretty much came from broken homes, and my parents are still together, but not only that, they're still in love and still write together.