Feed the musician, and he's out of tune.

Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations.

From powerful causes spring the empiric's gains, Man's love of life, his weakness, and his pains; These first induce him the vile trash to try, Then lend his name, that other men may buy.

Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.

Oh, rather give me commentators plain, Who with no deep researches vex the brain; Who from the dark and doubtful love to run, And hold their glimmering tapers to the sun.

An infatuated man is not only foolish, but wild.

Void of all honor, avaricious, rash, The daring tribe compound their boasted trash Tincture of syrup, lotion, drop, or pill; All tempt the sick to trust the lying bill.

Habit with him was all the test of truth; It must be right: I've done it from my youth.

In idle wishes, fools supinely stay. Be there a will and wisdom finds a way.

The coward never on himself relies, But to an equal for assistance flies.

A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still, and it will die of itself.

The power of love can spread magic to the world like nothing else.

A gift can never be cheap or insignificant because of the heart and love it carries.

If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.

If you can't stand the heat, then move to Minnesota. They have snow in May.

Charlie Parker lifted jazz music off the dance floor and into the stratosphere!

On my left knee I have a long scar from an ACL operation. I've had both knees reconstructed.

All we can do is go about our work. But we can have a goal. We can have a dream.

A feat - of access and of passionate and appropriately unsettling political commentary.

The life of the professional writer - like that of any freelance, whether she be a plumber or a podiatrist - is predicated on willpower. Without it there simply wouldn't be any remuneration, period.

Capital simply allows us to expend labour in advance.