I had a tumor. But it was great.

Not being funny doesn't make you a bad person. Not having a sense of humor does.

Well into adulthood, writing has never gotten easier. It still only ever begins badly, and there are no guarantees that this is not the day when the jig is finally up.

Altruism is innate, but it's not instinctual. Everybody's wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped.

Being a stranger was like being dead, and brought to mind how, in a book he had read that most folks misunderstood one common state: The flip side of love is indifference, not hate.

We’re creatures of contact regardless of whether/ we kiss or we wound. Still, we must come together.

There is nothing so cleansing or reassuring as a vicarious sadness.

Youth is not wasted on the young, it is perpetrated on the young.

Central to living a life that is good, is a life that's forgiving.

I am neither spontaneous nor ready for anything.

I have managed to establish an identity that is based on my internal self, and for that I feel tremendously lucky.

I'm one of my sensations.

Taking actions will fulfill your dreams and wishes, not the prayers and blessings.

The power of life and death lies in the use of the tongue. Be careful of your words.

She didn't see it because when it came to love, she saw what she wanted to see.

I'm a self-taught musician, so I never really had the restrictions of any one instrument. I would always just sort of pick up instruments and make noise with 'em.

If you can't play the Blues you might as well hang it up.

You want to attach emotionally.

It wasn't a monkey on my back, it was Planet of the Apes.

That's something that I just can't underestimate the importance of, the staff continuity. I really think that the players feed off the coaches.

Because someone stole Gregory Peck's star on Hollywood Blvd., I have hired a Brink's guard to protect my star!