...the agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair.

The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

There is no beauty without some strangeness

All suffering originates from craving, from attachment, from desire.

The believer is happy. The doubter is wise.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.

And so, being young and dipt in folly, I fell in love with melancholy.

I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind.

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.

All magic comes with a price. A price that is never revealed until after the damage has been done.

A sense of humor helps us to get through the dull times, cope with the difficult times, enjoy the good times and manage the scary times.

A relationship isn't going to make me survive. It's the cherry on top.

I was astonished at the effect my successful landing in France had on the nations of the world. To me, it was like a match lighting a bonfire.

Singers come and go, but if you're a good actor, you can last a long time.

When my sister Joan arrived, I asked if I could swap her for a rabbit. When I think what a marvellous friend she's been, I'm so glad my parents didn't take me at my word.

Who decides whether you shall be happy or unhappy? You do!

A flower, if you bruise it under your feet, rewards you by giving you its perfume.

Even as a dope fiend mama. You always was a black queen mama.

If anybody gets highbrow around the studio, out he goes.