I remember my mean mouth, I remember how wise I thought I was. But I was not wise then. Now I am wise.

Potential has a shelf life.

Forgiving men is so much easier than forgiving women.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

Vanity is becoming a nuisance, I can see why women give it up, eventually. But I'm not ready for that yet.

It isn't chic for women to be drunk. Men drunks are more excusable, more easily absolved, but why? It must be thought they have better reasons.

I lie on the floor, washed by nothing and hanging on. I cry at night. I am afraid of hearing voices, or a voice. I have come to the edge, of the land. I could get pushed over.

This is what I miss, Cordelia: not something that’s gone, but something that will never happen. Two old women giggling over their tea.

In my dreams of this city I am always lost.

There is never only one, of anyone

Last night I felt the approach of nothing. Not too close but on its way, like a wingbeat, like the cooling of the wind, the slight initial tug of an undertow.

But that's life. That's what you learn from when things happen. Especially at your age. You just have to take it in and remember to think afterwards and not forget and never grow bitter.

Never do anything that you don’t want to have to explain to 9-1-1 personnel.

Nature is one. It is not divided into physics, chemistry, quantum mechanics.

Against Steve Johnson at the Olympics I was down a couple of times.

What good are vitamins? Eat a lobster, eat a pound of caviar - live! If you are in love with a beautiful blonde with an empty face and no brains at all, don't be afraid. Marry her! Live!

We just want to walk. Our legs need to move to keep our minds from collapsing.

Singing still brings me tremendous joy, the reception you get and you never know what people are going to share with you after the event.

Even if you reject everything, it is always better to know what it is you are rejecting.

You know, back in the '70s — I remember the '70s, we were told there was global cooling. And everyone was told global cooling was a really big problem. And then that faded.

Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.