Let them shoot us in the head, My blood will grow rootsand will blossom.

When will the deathOf Death ever come?from "The Siege

TIMETimeAnd how it slips through my fingersWithout putting its ring on them, And I remain simply its lover

It rainsAnd rainsAnd rains.But there is a sky above the rain, Nothing can rot the sky.Earth has turned to mud. What of it?The heart of the planet is made of fire, of ardent sun.(from "A Rainy Day")

Innocent droplets of rainMake almost all events Quite natural.(from "A Rainy Day")

ABYSSOur country livesAmong the deadAnd dies among the livingSometimes.

Only with a leafcan I talk of the forest,

IN OUR CELLSThey keep us in our cellsFor a long time...And, if we get out, We lug them with us on our shoulders, Like a porter with a chest of goods.

Handcuffs weigh much more than gravestones.(from "Gratitude")

Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.

There's a new kind of Giving-I remember when Philanthropy was inconspicuous and anonymous.Now it has turned in to " Look at me, I just saved the world" kind of show.

I want to be outspoken! I want to say my opinions and I hope they’re taken in the right way. I don’t want to stop being free ... and I won’t...

If you want work well done, select a busy man - the other kind has no time.

In this silent, serene wilderness the weary can gain a heart-bath in perfect peace.

I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.

I love my fans! My job would not be what it is without them.

The curiosity of knowing things has been given to man for a scourge.

If you’re not happy single, your not gonna be happy married.

The Great Inflation of the 1970s destroyed faith in paper assets, because if you held a bond, suddenly the bond was worth much less money than it was before.