It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list.

It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.

From the end spring new beginnings.

Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.

In wine, there's truth.

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.

If you just think exclusively about what would be the best tasting or the most profitable, you're just not seeing the big picture.

I try to write about how we live today, how we use language, technology, our bodies.

I love bowling almost as much as I love not bowling.

I love having written. Sometimes I love writing. I love to revise. Revising is my favorite part of writing.

We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges.

I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no North, no East, no West, to which I owe any allegiance.

People really listen to your lyrics if you rap. So, I had to make sure that they were clear and concise.

shocked to realize how much vitality is required simply to support our primitive requirements, we wonder, bewildered, where Art fits in.

And music has always been incredibly cathartic for me, whether it's writing my own stuff or singing other people's music; it's very freeing.