Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that.
Elvis CostelloObviously I got known for some other songs early on, and some of those were rock'n'roll songs. Some of them were melodic pop songs. And I've done lots of different things, as you know, but every so often I get drawn back.
Elvis CostelloIt's the damage that we do and never know. It's the words that we don't say that scare me so.
Elvis CostelloThe truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark. It scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark.
Elvis Costello