Committing suicide so as not to be murdered is the worst reason I've ever heard of to die.

Nobody, and I mean nobody, ever started a revolution playing by the rules

Personally, I don’t like inherently happy people. I don’t trust them. I think there’s something seriously wrong with anyone who isn’t at least a little let down by the world.

The days will always be brighter because he existed. The nights will always be darker because he's gone.

Forget the noose. Forget the Iron Maiden. Forget the electric chair or the guillotine. The mind was mankind's most painful torture chamber, the blessed liberty to cogitate offering either doom or salvation, depending on one's disposition.

I would have remembered the good stuff. Nobody ever remembers the good stuff.

It sounds silly, I know. But for me, the power of music rests in its ability to reach inside and touch the places where the deepest cuts lie. Like a benevolent god, a good song will never let you down. And sometimes, when you're trying to find your way, one of those gods actually shows up and gives you directions.