You who wish to conquer pain, you must learn what makes one kind.

I noticed that when I was on Prozac my relationship with the landscape improved. I actually stopped thinking about myself for a minute or two, because most of the thoughts one has about oneself are involved with desire or loneliness or isolation or strategies to overcome them.

When you're not feeling holy, your loneliness says that you've sinned.

It's easy to look down from the summit you've reached, or even the summit I've reached, and talk about the responsibilities of the artist, but most people are just trying to get their foot in the door and make a living.

If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn they will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem.

Garages, barns and attics are always older than the buildings to which they are attached.

I've always held the song in high regard because songs have got me through so many sinks of dishes and so many humiliating courting events.