Man is a moral animal abandoned in an amoral universe and condemned to a finite existence with no other prupose than to perpetuate the natural cycle of the species.

Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it.

I don't suppose you have many friends. Neither do I. I don't trust people who say they have a lot of friends. It's a sure sign that they don't really know anyone.

Over time, loneliness gets inside you and doesn't go away.

Don't be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.

We spend a good part of our lives dreaming, especially when we're awake.

We all give up great expectations along the way.

I can't die yet, doctor. Not yet. I have things to do. Afterwords I'll have a whole lifetime in which to die.

I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.

It is impossible to survive in a prolonged state of reality.

Silence makes idiots seem wise even for a minute.

How can I escape a cage build by man?

Empty your life from the baggage of the past so you may enjoy the beauty of the present.

It's absurd how crazy love can make you......but even more absurd how stupid jealousy can make you!

The only thing better than going to Pitcairn in the first place, is going again.

Our social and economic system cannot march toward better days unless it is inspired by things of the Spirit. It is here that the higher purposes of individualism must find their sustenance.

A life isn't significant except for its impact on others' lives.

Music is the career Im lucky enough to get paid for, but I have other desires and passions.

America's always had a real passion for lunatic movements. That's one of the things we're probably known for around the world, I would imagine.

I believe some people in this business suffer from fame because they behave in a famous fashion.

I cannot tell what the dickens his name is.