I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.

I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.

Don't put things off till it's too late. You are the DJ of your fate.

Put your backbone where your wishbone is.

The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.

And an equation is the same whether it's written in red or green ink

I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.

What is the difference between my life and my love? One gets me low, the other lets me go.

I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

To not be able to love the one you love is to have your life wrenched away.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

No one can really pull you up very high-you lose your grip on the rope. But on your own two feet you can climb mountains.

The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.

I'm definitely not satisfied about my career. I don't know how you can be, it's the very nature of things.

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.

I've always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs.

As God loves a cheerful giver, so he also loves a cheerful taker. Who takes hold of his gifts with a glad heart.

Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.

I would rather commit adultery than drink a glass of beer.

I think about death every day - what it would be like, why it would happen to me. It would be humiliating to be afraid.