Living forever is easy: be born again. (It's the relationship with your Saviour that's difficult)

You only live once, but can be born twice. Then, you can live forever.

Only in the world of mathematics do two negatives multiply into a positive.

having nothing to struggleagainstthey have nothing to strugglefor.

Positive thinking is great, if you'll take action.

Hope is a song in a weary throat.

The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors, and invisible guests come in and out at will.

People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series of complex statements. The lyrics had to do with the state of society at the time.

Adding CO2 to the air is like throwing another blanket on the bed.

I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.

For me it was a normality having a father who was a world champion. I grew up with that, so it was never extra pressure. And I've never felt the need to emerge from his shadow.

I'm basically for the whole year just traveling with three suitcases.

I'd read Up in the Old Hotel, and I wanted to do something with Mitchell's stuff for a long time.