Tom Waits Quotes

The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.

I started out with nothing and I still got most of it left.

You can learn a lot about a woman by getting smashed with her.

Now it's closing time/the music's fading out.

I admit that I ain't no angel, I admit that I ain't no saint - I'm selfish and I'm cruel and I'm blind. If I exorcise my devils, well my angels may leave too. When they leave they're so hard to find.

The moon was sharp enough to draw blood from a stone

I'm not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.

I think I have an adrenaline addiction, no question about that.