I’m using Mao as my inspiration. “Cast away illusions. Prepare for struggle.” I’m back in business, baby. You don’t know you’re stuck until you get moving.

People go their whole lives wanting to be admired for their hidden qualities.

Intelligence and effort can be no compensation for ugliness.

I don’t like being left for long struggling with my dangerous self.

The past looks worse the closer you look at it.

Whoever thought that pleasure makes you happy?

I am dust and my story ends here.

Old age is the new childhood.

Act – make an event. Smash the coordinates and see where the smithereens fly. Let in the madness, and be sure to be a danger to oneself and others. Too much thinking turns you into that fool Hamlet.

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

Only the ones whose hearts have been conquered by LOVE know the secret language of the eyes. Leave trails of love today, perhaps others might be brave enough to follow

For how can we adopt those things which we do not find in the holy Scriptures?

I did not have a chance to write novels until my youngest child started school fulltime

How should we Democrats select the next presidential nominee? Smoke filled rooms? Brokered convention? National primary? Personally, I prefer jump shots from the top of the key.

I love the way I look. I'm fine with it. And if my body changes, I'll be fine with that.

My favorite thing is being able to travel around the world and perform for my fans. I think I've lost 80 percent of my hearing. I definitely have very loud fans.

Reason should be destroyed in all Christians.

Game of Thrones' is an amazing show, and I have no problem speaking of the virtues of HBO.

In terms of myself, I said from the very beginning that I wanted to work in the management of Citigroup and I didn't want to be a CEO, ... That's not what I want to do with myself at the moment.