If there’s something I can’t do but want to, I won’t relax until I’m able to do it.

I had my jazz club and I had enough money. So I didn't have to write for my living.

If you miss the bus, miss the train, you’d be left behind. So everyone says, let’s get on the train, let’s get on the bus and go faster and get rich... I just didn’t like that kind of lifestyle. I love to read books, to listen to music.

The ground we stand on looks solid enough, but if something happens it can drop right out from under you.

In real life things don’t go so smoothly. At certain points in our lives, when we really need a clear-cut solution, the person who knocks at our door is, more likely than not, a messenger bearing bad news.

In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It's important to combine the two in just the right amount.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.