I do not consider myself a guitar player. My father is a guitar player - I'm not.

I think the minute you mention death, people run for the hills - unless it's heavy metal. People do not like death.

There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.

I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you.

Life is a game and true love is a trophy.

I've developed into quite a swan. I'm one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older - until I drop dead of beauty.

I'm your knight in shining armor. I'm here to save you from Linkin Park.

Cigarettes and chocolate milk These are just a couple of my cravings Everything it seems I like's a little bit stronger A little bit thicker A little bit harmful for me.

I am always writing; if you want to survive in this business, you need to keep working, keep creating and never stop the output.

Being uncool is being pretty much the coolest you can be.

I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can.

[T]here is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.

Most misunderstandings in the world could be avoided if people would simply take the time to ask, "What else could this mean?

As long as there’s breath in You - PERSIST!

Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it.

My wife would say I'm not romantic at all, but I would say that I'm the ultimate romancer because I write about... life being brilliant.

The moment it begins to question itself, the mind becomes so clear that it starts working with itself rather than with the body's identification.

Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.

I was a kid who got picked on in school and got beat up by popular, athletic soccer-type people.

Of the many things we have done to democracy in the past, the worst has been the indignity of taking it for granted.

I tend to lean toward female leads who have their guard up, their spikes out.