I always worry that I'm a dilettante: I know something about lots of things but don't have exhaustive knowledge of much.

It makes me envious of anybody who can say truly that they don't care what anybody thinks of what they do, because I care a lot about the people who like my stuff.

I still get really excited looking at stuff that I've seen every day for 20 years.

You're not really going to know what a place is like 'til you've lived there a few years - you sort of just have to go with your gut.

I was 14 or 15 when I discovered poetry, and I pretty much stopped writing prose until Master of Reality.

It's hard to stay positive when there's a lot of evil in the world.

Life is hard, you're tired, and there's disease. The strategy that works for children is to be delighted by the things that delight you.