If he had another hair on his back, he'd be up a tree.

I couldn't skate, I couldn't shoot, and I wasn't very intelligent. But I was spectacular

We fight because we fail to understand why really we fight

Where there is happiness, the need for pleasure isn't highly necessary, but where there is pleasure, the gift of happiness is still highly needed. Try not to mistake the two.

Ruefulness is one of the classical tones of American fiction. It fosters a native, deglamorized form of anxiety.

I've always been pretty unfaithful - I've never stuck to one kind of genre or music.

An artist should write for himself & not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away.

I really enjoy playing solo acoustic. I think it's good for me as a songwriter to stay in touch with what it takes to make a song work by yourself.

You know, for a long time I have been of the opinion that artists don't necessarily know what they're doing. You don't necessarily know what kind of universal concept you're tapping into.

People like me who are reform-minded ignore the people who say, 'Just criticize and don't do anything and let's win by default.' That's ridiculous.

Most people quit. If you don't quit, if you rewrite, if you keep publishing in fancier places, you will understand that "What's the secret?" is not the question, which is, "Are you having fun?"

I'm far from perfect, but I don't think I'm ugly.