Nevertheless, the mode, the justification, and all the games involved in this war were dishonest.

Know how to live the time that is given you.

We thought the church had withdrawn from interfering in Italian politics... but instead there is a terrible resurgence. These are ugly signs for freedom of expression.

Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought, revolution in our hearts.

With comedy I can search for the profound.

A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance.

And he that will go to bed sober, Falls with the leaf still in October.

Every time you touch those who have power over the media, they seek to stop you.

Comedy makes the subversion of the existing state of affairs possible.

Scandals are the fertilizer of Western democracy.

It is hard for power to enjoy or incorporate humour and satire in its system of control.

The books you have read and the knowledge and inspiration you have gained can never be taken away from you.

Love is such a nice way to express your thoughts.

Thane Ealdian prowls the earth once more. Shutter your houses. Bar your doors. Offer him gold and women to satisfy his cravings. A black dragon is like the very devil himself.

In the pregnancy process I have come to realize how much of the burden is on the female partner. She's got a construction zone going on in her belly.

I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album.

Poetry is language trying to become bodily experience.

Tolerance is the one essential ingredient ... You can take it from me that the Queen has the quality of tolerance in abundance.

I'm too old to do crazy things anymore.

I would love to have the power to stop waking at 3 a.m. every night to check my e-mail.

I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.