The stink of rot and ruin, of old dreams, broken screams, and wicked, dirty little things.

I wonder: instead of retreating and hiding, instead of pining for the way it was, what if I accept the way it is? This strikes me as both the most obvious thing in the world and the most profound.

Mythology is like a game of Chinese Whispers. What goes in at one end of the human circle is rarely what emerges at the other end.

While I enjoy spending time in L.A., Britain is my home.

I probably listen to more instrumental music than music with lyrics, but at the same time I do love both.

There are no evils in Nature, there are only evils of Man.

Never mind, said Hachiko each day. Here I wait, for my friend who's late. I will stay, just to walk beside you for one more day.

Man must be a co-worker with God in making this earth a garden.

Some records are timeless, and some absolutely sound of their day.

That is the charm of the map. It represents the other side of the horizon where everything is possible.

I mean, we've had Republican majorities in the House and even the Senate for a couple of years. How has that worked out, stopping [Barack] Obama, hmm? Seriously.