It's certain there are trout somewhere - And maybe I shall take a trout - but I do not seem to care.

There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

There is another world, but it is in this one.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!

But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.

One man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

Opportunity does not knock

Suicide is not a way of ending pain

I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable.

I have two younger sisters and I'm such an advocate of owning who you are as a person. Don't be ashamed or intimidated. Never feel like you are not amazing.

How is San Francisco, Alex? Lovely city. Will you leave your heart there? Do you think it's a good place to die?

I don't think anybody can be told how to act. I think you can give advice. But you have to find your own way through it.

I am like a caricature of myself, and I like that. It is like a mask. And for me the Carnival of Venice lasts all year long.

Don't worry, spiders, I keep house casually.

I mean, hope doesn't get actualized in three and a half years. If that were the case, we'd be out of luck as a country.

The days that I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, I have really good days.