I try to make those references. I try to make sure that they're not too obscure. But outside of that, I dare not claim anything in the spiritual realm for my own.

I have often prayed for you like this Let me have her

Seriousness is not Calvinistic, it's not a renunciation, it's the very opposite of that.

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.

As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armour themselves against wonder.

The obstacles are great and the suffering is great and people have got to make a living.

Everybody knows the dice are loaded.