An artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way

And there I was, 225 pounds, perpetually lost and confused, short legs, ape-like upper body, all chest, no neck, head too large, blurred eyes, hair uncombed, 6 feet of geek, waiting for her.

she knew what she wanted and it wasn't / me. / I know more women like that than any / other kind.

I tell you such fine music waits in the shadows of hell.

Don't wait for the good woman. She doesn't exist. There are women who can make you feel more with their bodies and their souls but these are the exact women who will turn the knife into you right in front of the crowd.

I would be married, but I'd have no wife, I would be married to a single life.

it seemed to me that I had never met another person on earth as discouraging to my happiness as my father. and it appeared that I had the same effect upon him.