I never get bored. There isn't enough time in the day for me.

When I write, it is always the melody that comes first, and it just happens to be the case that the most beautiful tunes are sad, and the lyrics follow the mood of the melody.

I feel happy and secure when I'm on my bed with a good book... I forget everything which is terrible in our world.

If I'd been four feet tall and fifteen stone, I would certainly not have followed the same career

If there was such evil in the world, was it possible that there was good, too?

A lot of my work is like picking potatoes; you have to get into the rhythm of it. It is different than patience. It is not thinking. It is working with the rhythm.

Commit yourself to something you have a passion for.

Courage lies in being oneself, in showing complete independence, in loving what one loves, in discovering the deep roots of one's feelings.

Humor is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

Inspirational Psychology brings peace and choice to life even in the most difficult of situations.

There is a list of things Im not allowed to discuss at the dinner table! I am extraordinarily passionate about the Black Death, which is not something most people are into.

My fans know me and love me the way I am. I dont want to lie to my fans.

He worships God who knows him.

The confident ask questions to learn what will connect. The insecure just keep talking with the hope something will stick.