I read true crime books, and I read when people do case studies of stuff. I'm into books like that. Case studies or forensics or murder - all that good stuff.

From the heaviest of the heavy to classical to country, that's what I listen to, I listen to a variety and I enjoy good music, good songs.

As far as thinking about death and murder and various ways of killing people and how people die... I probably have the most twisted mind in Slayer.

Venom was a band that strongly influenced the image and the idea behind Slayer.

I try to incorporate melody. Even though I'm screaming, I still like to think I bring melody into screaming.

Sometimes when I've gone out and murdered somebody I go and confess and stuff. And then God loves me again.

I follow politics, but I don't like to discuss it.

People are not in good shape to where they have to question their own belief system because of a book or a story somebody wrote, or a SLAYER song.

I write, I write, I always write.

Yeah, yeah I think that's one of the biggest misconceptions towards the band. The biggest one is that we're Satan worshippers, but next to that just the fact that we're normal

Fortune is either with you or it's not.

Satan's despair is absolute because Satan, as pure spirit, is pure consciousness, and for Satan (and all men in his predicament) every increase in consciousness is an increase in despair.

Christ is pre-requisite for "Church".

You can kiss me if you like, " she said.Alex let go of her and turned away. "Thanks, Fiona, " he said. "But frankly I'd prefer to kiss the horse.

Dreams are there for those who dare to dream them.

Truth is so much more interesting than the fiction we're used to.

If anybody asks me what I have accomplished, I will say all I have accomplished is that I have written a few good sentences.

Look, see, learn, become a citizen of Mankind, not just Hannibal, Missouri. That is the message of [Mark] Twain.

Genius attracts more hate than love and more disrespect than respect; at least for the first few hundred years.

I think a lot of people are drawn to seeing people that want to be better. We see it in ourselves.