Language is mankind's greatest inventiom… that it was never invented.

Really, it is unfair to say that English spelling is not an accurate rendering of speech. It is – it's only that it renders the speech of the 16th century.

You have to be funny about it and honest about it. You can't leave yourself out of that mix. You have to be honest enough to say, I'm that messed-up one in the family.

The more original a short-story writer, the odder looking the assortment of things he or she puts together for a story.

It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love

If you have to ask for something more than once or twice, it wasn't yours in the first place. And that's hard to accept when you love someone.

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace.

This is an instrument in the hands of the people for fighting the fascist saboteurs, because the Chilean armed forces are a guarantee of constitutionality and integrity.

You don't hate the mosquito; you just want it out of your face.

It's become uncool to play other people's songs, and that's absurd. It has got to change. It's the reason why everything's so mediocre.

Everyone wants to work with the big new producer or the hot new singer. The key is to find them before they're hot.