Alice: I didn't know that cheshire cats grinned. In fact, I didn't know that cats could grin.Duchess: They can, and most of 'em do.

I could displace the mystery of my speech onto writing, the latter perhaps recharging the former

He who strives for excellence strives for greatness.

Of course, you have to have a good reputation, especially as an artist, as a musician, so that other musicians would like to play with you.

Some men pray only when the world is dark, as owls hoot at night.

I have danced with the spider. I have cut a caper with the dancing mad god.

Nothing matters except life and the love you make.

Faith is a vulnerable thing, not a battle.

I want to explore different topics and present them in slightly different ways.

I don't have time for any special skin routines. Many a night I go to bed with the gloppy mascara and all.

The American city should be a collection of communities where every member has a right to belong. It should be a place where every man feels safe on his streets and in the house of his friends.