I believe there is an unseen world all around us.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.

A life without love is like a tree without fruit.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

...Hope is a ridiculous failing that we need to harbour in order to lead a serene life…

People, we're always reaching for these big things... you know? Big ideas... big moments... big lives. And all the while the little things we're ignoring are undoing us.

The hardest thing of all, is just standing in front of a mirror and not recognizing the reflection.

I still play that guitar. It's a Martin D-18 with a clear pick guard. I've played that guitar on and off my TV shows for nearly 50 years.

Dear Lord,” she said in a strangled whisper. “I can bear it for a while...but please don't let it hurt forever.

We must not reduce the bosom of the universal church to a nest protecting our mediocrity.

I rarely know exactly what I want to do, but always know exactly how I want it to make me feel. Feeling always leads the sound!

If no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capcity to govern someone else.

I'd rather play in the major leagues and have some bad games than play consistently good ball in the minors.

Everybody must seem crazy if you see deep enough into their minds.