The greater the scientific advance, the more primitive the fear.

There are dead stars that still shine because their light is trapped in time. Where do I stand in this light, which does not strictly exist? (155)

Dying was just an extended version of Ash Wednesday.

Music is dangerous in so many ways. It's the most dangerous thing in the world.

Doesn't seem quite real. It's not meaningful. I can't quite imagine myself being 73. That's the age my father was! [Laughter.] How can I be his age? It's weird.

The term itself--my life--is a desperate overstatement.

A shrewd person would one day start a religion based on coincidence, if he hasn't already, and make a million.