We're always experiencing joy or sadness. But there are lots of people who've closed down. And there are times in one's life when one has to close down just to regroup.

ordinary eternal machinery, like the grinding of the stars

My interest in this pack of failures betrays my character.

I'm planning a catastrophe.

Growing old becomes clear to you at a certain point. I think it's after the age of 70 you realize - you begin to actually be convinced - you're growing older.

I’ve seen the nations rise and fall. I’ve heard their stories, heard them all, but love’s the only engine of survival.

Other people singing my songs is something that I've never been casual about. I've always been very touched by it and I always go into immediate critical suspension.