Time and fevers burn away Individual beauty from Thoughtful children, and the grave Proves the child ephemeral

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

We got through it. Haven made excuses for me to friends, and made an appointment with a terrific doctor, who put me on Effexor, 150 milligrams a day, enough to get my brain straightened out.

Live your best dreams.

Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.

There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army.

There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance.

The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It's a completely different way to get entertainment.

Art is like beginning a sentence before you know its ending.

Obviously, with creating music you are solely responsible for the creation of it.

It was not his job at square leg to inform the batsman what I was doing. I did nothing for which I need to apologise.

I'm focused on what I'm doing and nothing can stop that.