I had the title poet, and maybe I was one for a while. Also, the title singer was kindly accorded me, even though I could barely carry a tune.

Journalists, especially English journalists, were very cruel to me. They said I only knew three chords when I knew five!

Avoid the flourish. Do not be afraid to be weak. Do not be ashamed to be tired. You look good when you’re tired. You look like you could go on forever. Now come into my arms. You are the image of my beauty .

A man never got a woman back... not by begging on his knees.

There's no concession to the fact that Dylan might be a more sophisticated singer than Whitney Houston, that he's probably the most sophisticated singer we've had in a generation. Nobody is identifying our popular singers like a Matisse or Picasso. Dylan's a Picasso - that exuberance, range, and assimilation of the whole history of music.

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

If you want a lover I'll do anything you ask me to. And if you want another kind of love I'll wear a mask for you.