It is the Mass that matters.

[Milton] calls the university "A stony-hearted step-mother."

Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one.

Libraries are not made, they grow.

There were no books in Eden, and there will be none in heaven

Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm.

A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators.

Great is bookishness and the charm of books.

The man who has a library of his own collection is able to contemplate himself objectively, and is justified in believing in his own existence.

That great dust-heap called 'history'.

Any ordinary man can...surround himself with two thousand books...and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy.

I'd rather die fighting over great poets than over gods.

I dont make it a practice to respond to reports in the social media but occasionally it is necessary.

In my experience as a record producer, the people who most get involved are the people from independent labels who feel they have more to do with it; it's their "baby" kind of thing.

Please don't kill me, I'm nice.

Just remember, the language of gesture is more effective than the spoken word. Body language is very powerful. Bring the balance within you and project that balance.

I care about the presidential elections. I always vote. Sometimes I've voted more than once, illegally. But you can't anymore. The picture ID has ruined everything.

Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help

In Africa, villagers look up to elders; they are the moral voice of their community.

Jesus Christ, this godamn rain, will someone put me on a train.

I just wanted to have a look at my whole musical career, get right back to when I started and why I started doing it in the first place.