In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.

When I'm writing, I write. And then it's as if the muse is convinced that I'm serious and says, 'Okay. Okay. I'll come.'

Growing up, my grandmother did not want worldly music in the house. Then when I went out to California, I started listening to Spanish music, mostly Mexican music. But were I in Egypt, I would listen to the music of the people, or if I was in Italy, I'd listen to Italian music.

Those who have something to say accept the fact that that's lonely. One already knows that there will be adversaries.

Living a life is like constructing a building: if you start wrong, you'll end wrong.

Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.

First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.