Well it's true, ever since I stopped eating meat I feel a lot better among animals, I feel I can be much more honest when I pat a dog.

At first first nothing will happen to us and later on it will happen to us again.

I didn't want to write for pay. I wanted to be paid for what I write.

The cutting of the gem has to be finished before you can see whether it shines.

I said I was ready to die recently, and I think I was exaggerating.That declaration of readiness, no matter what the outcome, that's a part of everyone's soul.

My friends are gone and my hair is grey. I ache in places I used to play. And I’m crazy for love but I’m not coming on. I’m just paying my rent every day in the tower of song.

When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you can do.