And when in doubt, be extreme.

People say, ''I'm a woman trapped in a man's body'' or ''I'm a man trapped in a woman's body,'' but I say ''I'm trapped in a body.''

Our identity is fictional, written by parents, relatives, education, society.

All great music is in one way or another psychedelic.

the voluntary relinquishing of responsibility for our lives and our actions is one of the greatest enemies of our time.

Industrial culture? There has been a phenomena; I don't know whether it's strong enough to be a culture. I do think what we did has had a reverberation right around the world and back.

An exact science is one that admits loss.

Brimstone once told me that to stay true in the face of evil is a feat of strength.

Delegation of kindness is an epidemic of success

O lead me onward to the loneliest shade, The darkest place that quiet ever made, Where kingcups grow most beauteous to behold And shut up green and open into gold.

Darkness always tries to hide the truth!

Believe me I do understand and I am disgusted by the idea that we should aim for any less for a child from a poor background than a rich one.

Even the most pragmatic person fell victim at times to a longing for something other.

When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?

Fred Astaire represented the aristocracy, I represented the proletariat.

Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me.

Many of my songs were dance orientated from way back. That's because I love dance! When I hear a dance number, just hearing the first eight bars, it immediately makes my bod start moving and dancing.