His vision was just outstanding. If you think of him in the same way as Pele then you would come close.

The blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold and it's overturned the order of the soul.

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.

Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or social activity.

It's four in the morning, the end of december I'm writing you now just to see if you're better.

I always loved those little creatures [hummingbird], always feel blessed when they appear nearby. There's a magical quality to them. I finally put one in a song.

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