Guilt is also a way for us to express to others that we are a person of good conscience.

The terrible thing about the internet and Amazon is that they take the magic and happy chaos out of book shopping. The internet might give you what you want, but it won't give you what you need.

The art of living is the art of bringing dreams and reality together.

When you go for a walk, take seeds with you, poppies, rainbow chard, rocket. Plant them among the weeds in patches of wasteland. See what happens.

In a world where you are constantly asked to be 'committed,' it is liberating to give yourself the license to be a dilettante. Commit to nothing. Try everything.

There is nothing so perfect as pinball and a pint at 11 a.m.

My idea of childcare at festivals is to sit at a trestle table with an ale while the kids run around and make up their own games.

I count it as a certainty that in paradise, everyone naps.

When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.

Pain will never leave us. Instead of putting energy into destroying pain, we need to put energy into creating pleasure.

Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work.

A good tree bears good fruits.

My attitude is if fashion says it's forbidden, I'm going to do it.

Science fiction is no more written for scientists that ghost stories are written for ghosts.

I think God is the most unexplored territory in rock and roll music.

I know I burn for you.Even in my sleep, the sleep of our people where there can be no thought,I burn for you.

From time to time the continent shifts, and everything that isn't fastened down slides into Southern California.

I usually don't know how to fight hard for roles. I've certainly sent a passionate letter or two... which always leads nowhere.

How ridiculous! You're going to have the first black president apologize for slavery?

Our truth of nowadays is not what is, but what others can be convinced of; just as we call "money" not only that which is legal, but also any counterfeit that will pass.

We forget to remain focused on the things that really matter.