Ha!: He laughed. "Almost all of them as a kid, but most recently it was my nose...for the seventh time. And I've had two concussions, three broken fingers, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Lips that have tasted the salt of tears always give the sweetest kiss.

Masks beneath masks until suddenly the bare bloodless skull.

But you can’t give them everything they want—they will always want more than they have.

Music is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don't understand the language that you're singing in, they still know good music when they hear it.

I don't know if anybody's ever ready for another award season. It's kind of like Christmas.

There can be something cruel about people who have had good fortune. They equate it with personal goodness.

People who listen to my records expect the ballads from me. The rock 'n roll is on there because it's another mode of expression.

What you discovered about yourself in raising children wasn't always agreeable or attractive.

The deepest secret in our heart of hearts is that we are writing because we love the world.

We stole a box of honey jars one time and went out in the woods and took care of the whole box. I don't think I touched honey again for 20 years. I never wanted to see honey again.