And let us mind, faint heart ne'er wan A lady fair. Wha does the utmost that he can Will whyles do mair.

Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!

My heart 's in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart 's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer.

Now's the day and now's the hour.

Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire.

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn.

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.

The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley, And leave us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy.

Dare to be honest and fear no labor.

But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, it's bloom is shed; Or, like the snow-fall in the river, A moment white, then melts forever.

Some people get what they want because they grab the power and swing it, and some people don’t.

There's no need to blame fate or destiny for a stupid decision.

Meditation is like hearing a voice on the telephone: there might be slight delays if the line is not perfect, but it is otherwise direct and requires no effort other than listening

Sometimes stories are too long and hard to tell. That's why Photography exists.

She never saw the point of making fun of strangers – how could you possibly know enough about them to hit below the belt?

The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.

Other people do not owe me their availability.

Never make a big decision without sleeping on it.

Iraq and Afghanistan have exacted a toll on America - in lives, treasure and standing - that it will take a generation to work through.

There's a whole range of sources of inspiration for the drawings and stories. They come from dreams, hallucinations, pop songs, or other things I see in the world around me.