Ain't no man can outrun his fate.

Folks think a lifetime is a thing stretched out over years. It ain't. It can happen quick as a match in a dark room.

To me, chocolate was the sole reason we on this earth.

I guess mercy is a muscle like any other. You got to exercise it, or it just cramp right up.

Ain't no glory made from being dependable.

It's like that, I guess, when the past come to collect what you owe.

It's early yet. It's always early, while you still alive.

What is luck but something made to run out.

The kid come in at a strange angle, made the notes glitter like crystal.

Canada kills any conversation quick, I learned long ago. It's a little trick of mine.

Of all the excellent copyedits I've received over the years, Marie-Lynn Hammond's was by far the best. Her work on Half Blood Blues was incredibly sensitive and astute.

Glasgow's not a media center. When you're there, when you're hanging about, you feel quite detached from musical movements or fashions or anything like that. You do feel quite alone, in a good way.

Our policy is very simple. The Jewish state was set up to defend Jewish lives, and we always reserve the right to defend ourselves.

We've never performed the song live outside of recording it in the studio. That was a dream come true because Whitney, she's an icon and she's been one of my main mentors in this business.

Some people write to please, to soothe, to console. Others to provoke, to challenge, to exasperate and infuriate. I've always found the second approach the more pleasing.

Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.

It isn’t so much that we want to leave the person we are with as we want to leave the person we have become.

If you had better sense you’d have learned by now that nothing thrives so well as wickedness

The biggest commitment you must keep is your commitment to yourself.

Preconceived notions and rules are antithetical to the creative process.

You don’t need help to write a song. You just need to get over this experience that bummed you out so bad. The relationship you were in is over, it was over a long time ago, and you need to move on.