I dream of lost vocabularies that might express some of what we no longer can.

We must unlearn the constellations to see the stars.

You're my story, you're my poetry, you're my floweryou're my deep driving desire.

The volume of twaddle from critics is directly proportional to the distance you keep from them. There is always room to spread your wings when you fly solo.

Sometimes our emotions rule us. How we handle the consequences . . . defines us.

'Chef' doesn't mean that you're the best cook, it simply means 'boss.'

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

I think a lot of people read the album cover as something scary or creepy. I think it's something positive...something lasting.

Developing confidence is like watching the sun rise. First it seems very feeble and one wonders whether it will make it. Then it shines and shines.

I was just doing my job in the ring and doing my best to make people happy.

Learning is too precious to be motivated by coercive tactics.

I was bright, and I could use that as a weapon: words can wound, whatever those sticks and stones sayings claim about them never hurting, and I could use them if I had to.