The time is a critical one, for it marks the beginning of the second half of life, when a metanoia, a mental transformation, not infrequently occurs.(on being 36 yrs old)

One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.

The court of last resort is no longer the Supreme Court. It's 'Nightline.'

A youth's love is the more passionate; virgin love is the more idolatrous.

You're unusual. That's better than popular if you have some courage.

I am composing like a god, as if it simply had to be done as it has been done.

Take your passion and make it happen.

Small leisure have the poor for grief.

It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool.

When I'm onstage, I hope it looks like what I want to see - the lights, the pyro, the band.

I'm not that interested in writing for myself. That's not where my impetus as a writer comes from.