He was a Parisian, ’ he said. ‘You can never be sure what Parisians believe in – beyond Paris of course.

Living your life is a long and doggy business. . . . And stories and books help. Some help you with the living itself. Some help you just take a break. The best do both at the same time.

Appreciate the daily miracles of life.

I've been known to write on the Underground in London and on the subway in New York. I have two or three cafes in Paris that I go into. I find a corner with a little shade, and I can work.

I think, back in the day, when I was first starting to make music, all I wanted to do was to get a record deal.

There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.

Ever since my daughter was born I feel the fleetingness of time. And I don't want to waste it on getting the perfect lip color.

Surrender is to give oneself up to the original cause of one's being.

Its quite confusing being one of the less wealthy people at a posh place.

A news conference is a device by which the establishment keeps large numbers of reporters from covering the news every place else.

When I started to record, I could sing in pitch, but that was maybe about it.