I try not to focus on the gender issue too much but I think you have to acknowledge it in order for it to go away.

It bothers me that no one has the patience to deal with someone who is just sad.

I think if I were living in a utopian world, then it wouldn't be political commentary; it would be about daffodils.

It's a strange life... you really don't know how you will impact people or how things will play out.

Being alive and understanding that and making the decision to actually live take a lot of courage.

Sometimes it's better to live through someone's work than the person themselves, and to realise that every human being is flawed, but through art they can be perfect.

I just write what comes to me. I didn't sit down and say ok, here is my statement. It's just a song that has a shout out.

Generally I try to read anything but indie rock journalism or anything about music at all, especially in the summer.

The writing process is very much like being in a dark tunnel, and you don't really know what you will end up with until you have created it.

Until the day we die, our lives are unwritten, which is sometimes a terrifying thought.

It's not my fault that people are perverts.

Life summed up with a marketing slogan: Limited Edition!

In post-modern finance, everybody took a risk when lending or borrowing.

The classroom fell quiet, a long heavy silence that roared in Roy's ears like a train.

It is an EVIL thing to be an expert in the weaknesses of our brothers and sisters. We need to be experts in the strengths of our brothers and sisters.

Appreciate me now and avoid the rush.

We are the ghosts of the singing furies .

I've had some wonderful times at the White House. I've been with Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton and Bush.

I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.

The crocodile doesn't harm the bird that cleans his teeth for him. He eats the others but not that one.

No matter how fleeting Your smile is, Your smile is the very beginning Of your wisdom-light.