For a writer, obsession is a good substitute for self-discipline.

I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.

Don't put things off till it's too late. You are the DJ of your fate.

Put your backbone where your wishbone is.

The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.

And an equation is the same whether it's written in red or green ink

I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.

What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.

I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

To not be able to love the one you love is to have your life wrenched away.

Wealth mostly ignored the real reality.

The secret to life is trusting yourself and loving who you are, just the way you are.

I've stayed true to my music and I sing heartfelt songs with a message.

She had heard someone say something about an Independent Labour Party, and was furious that she had not been asked.

In religion and politics, people's belief's and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination

My mom was a model. She had me at 20, so she was a young mother.

We need a free media, not just freedom of speech.

I caught on fire twice on the stage, but I was promptly put out. It was just my leg

It would be more interesting to learn from children, than try to teach them how to behave, how to live and how to function.

Love hath made thee a tame snake