I don't even feel as if I'm the center of my own world, so how am I supposed to feel as though I'm the center of anyone else's?

The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score.

Record stores can't save your life. But they can give you a better one.

It's brilliant, being depressed; you can behave as badly as you like.

I suddenly had a little epiphany: all the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal.

I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it.

For alarmingly large chunks of an average day, I am a moron.

It's a mystery of human chemistry and I don't understand it, some people, as far as their senses are concerned, just feel like home.

Hard is trying to rebuild yourself, piece by piece, with no instruction book, and no clue as to where all the important bits are supposed to go.

It's no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently or if your favorite films wouldn't even speak to each other if they met at a party.

Radio football is football reduced to its lowest common denominator.

Ignorance leads to low income.

Intensely selfish people are always very decided as to what they wish. They do not waste their energies in considering the good of others.

I feel there’s no need to overstate.

The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.

I've got my private life - that's sacred - and I didn't have that before.

I was very influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. ...both of whom I had the pleasure of playing with and becoming friends with.

The stars were out in full, the crickets a little quieter. He had enjoyed talking to Allie and wondered what she'd thought about his life, hoping it would somehow make a difference, if it could.

I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully.

The first duty of a woman is to be pretty, the second is to be well-groomed, and the third is never to contradict.

Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?