I think I'm a realist. Which people who don't like me consider to be pessimism. It isn't pessimism at all. If I was a pessimist I wouldn't get up, I wouldn't shave, I wouldn't watch Batman at 7:30 a.m. Pessimists just don't do that sort of thing.

Diazapam (that's valium), temazepam, lithium, ECT, HRT - how long must I stay on this stuff? Don't give me anymore!

I would rather eat my own testicles than reform The Smiths, and that's saying something for a vegetarian.

When you sleep I will creep Into your thoughts Like a bad debt That you can't pay Take the easy way and give in!

I'm cursed with the gift of foresight.

I think flowers are very beautiful things. Very nice and innocent things. They don't harm anybody.

I first bought a Buffy Sainte-Marie record when I was 12, and her music has always remained with me. In the 1960s, as a political activist, Buffy's lyrics were fearless, and I'm very grateful for all the risks that she took.