The noisy vacancy of youth, the quiet vacancy of age.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

It's not that life is good or bad. Life just is. It's how you handle the shitty situations that will determine whether it's good or bad.

I am thankful to God for the grace of being alive.

I formed a resolution to never write a word I did not want to write; to think only of my own tastes and ideals, without a thought of those of editors or publishers.

It takes no genius to observe that a one-man band never gets very big

A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the council, and sold nearly all the Nez Perce country.

My dad, who plays guitar and piano and was in cover bands, along with my older brother, Matt, taught me guitar and stuff. I started writing acoustic songs and playing by myself in 7th grade.

Yes, a cheeseburger and fries is probably my favourite meal. But I don't eat ground beef anymore.

Juan Williams is a very sharp guy.

The steeper the mountain the harder the climb the better the view from the finish line ;)

The heart that once has been bathed in love's pure fountain retains the pulse of youth forever.