I went through the usual stages: imp, rascal, scalawag, whippersnapper. And, of course, after that it's just a small step to full-blown sociopath.

So, have a little fun. Soon enough you'll be dead and burning in Hell with the rest of your family.

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.

I was a hip kid. When I saw Bambi it was the midnight show.

And although I broke a lot of laws as a teenager, I straightened out immediately upon turning eighteen, when I realized the state had a legal right to execute me.

If the shoe fits, buy another one just like it.

I'm happy to tell you there is very little in this world that I believe in.

There are women named Faith, Hope, Joy, and Prudence. Why not Despair, Guilt, Rage, and Grief? It seems only right. 'Tom, I'd like you to meet the girl of my dreams, Tragedy.' These days, Trajedi.

I can remember staring at the orphanage and feeling envy.

Because we were a poor area, the school had a small budget and was unable to teach the second half of the alphabet.

Once you leave out all the bullshit they teach you in school, life gets really simple.

Civility must be a natural thing

Do not look to your hope, but to Jesus, the Source of your hope.

I have ideas of subjects and atmospheres that I love. I either want to go in a tougher, stronger direction or do the opposite: simple ballads.

I like Michael Buble.

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

The world of employer and employee, like that of master and slave, debases both.

I'm estranged from my father and that relationship, as a young man, is incredibly important. It's probably responsible for the man I've become.

Words mean more than we mean to express when we use them: so a whole book ought to mean a great deal more than the writer meant.

Don't untie me," she said, "no matter what happens or how much I plead. I'll want to go straight over the edge and drown myself." "Are you trying to tempt me?" "Ha-ha.