Look, it's a monster. He's walking alone. Look, he's pulling something out of his pocket. He threw it on the ground. Let's go see what it is. It's a black box. You open it... ok... Look, it's sorrow, misery and pain. It's loneliness and longing. Boy, he'll be sorry he lost these.

The destructive power of a lie is stronger than the truth.

I lay off a lot modern fiction and only rely on living writers for non-fiction work.

A lot of Americans don't have a passport, never will have a passport. Not only will they not travel, they don't want to travel.

I get letters from young people telling me that they're broke and download my albums for free. They ask me what I think about that. I now have a standard line. I tell them, 'I would rather be heard than paid.'

While they flail about, you will remain calm in the knowledge that you possess strength from within.

The number of people who are actual supporters of Mr. Romney could very well be less than the Donner Party, whose members they sadly resemble in many ways.