She reminded me that I could write stories, /could be struck by lightning & live.

Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.

Understanding is a pure glass of water. All great truths have no taste. Hints of sweetness are coloured by the need for amazement.

You loan your friend money. You see them again, they don't say nothin' 'bout the money. 'Hi, how ya doin'? How's ya mama doing?' Man, how's my money doin'?

Death was like love, a romantic escape.

In music I feel most deeply the passing of things.

I like to work around identification for the audience, and when there's a grown-up or a moral figure or something like that, people tend to go there.

Economists, like royal children, are not punished for their errors.

Real happiness in life comes from the mental capacity to adapt to any situation.

Do your best, one shot at a time, and then move on.

I want eternity. I was born for greater things.