I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic's heart.

There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

There is another world, but it is in this one.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!

But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.

One man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

I've never tried to be famous or become a bestseller, just rich and remembered. The rest is a bonus.

You got men who can't hold peace and women who can't control their tongues. The rich seduce the poor, and the old seduce the young.

Some of the most unhappy artists in the most difficult situations can create awe-inspiring works of art.

I have always been very calm on the outside.

You have grown abominably lazy, and you like gossip, and waste time on frivolous things, you are contented to be petted and admired by silly people, instead of being loved and respected by wise ones.

The United States military are preparing weapons which could be used against the aliens, and they could get us into an intergalactic war without us ever having any warning.

If you think of a school drawing while you work, your drawing will look like one.

One of the most important things to me is to make things real, not have models who are perfectly groomed or clothes that are too perfect. It all has to have a twist because that's how people live.

The narcissist act is not an act. I actually am a narcissist, very much so. My world revolves around me.