Jerusalem is old, Jerusalem is new, Jerusalem can hold Moslem, Christian, Jew.

And when no hope was left inside on that starry, starry night, you took your life as lovers often do. But I could have told you, Vincent, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.

When people ask me what 'American Pie' means, I tell them it means I don't ever have to work again if I don't want to.

In a sense, 'American Pie' was a very despairing song but it can also be seen as very hopeful.

Starry, starry night, flaming flowers that brightly blaze, swirling clouds in violet haze reflect Vincent's eyes of china blue.

Do you believe in rock 'n roll? Can music save your mortal soul?

Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry.

A long long time ago, I can still remember how that music use to make me smile.

Each thread of life that you leave, will spin around your deeds and dictate your needs.

This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.

My face on every coin engraved, the anarchists are all enslaved. My flag is forever waved, by the grateful people I have saved.

Books must be treated with respect, we feel that in our bones, because words have power. Bring enough words together they can bend space and time.

I have always had a dread of becoming a passenger in life.

In art school we're always taught that art is an end in itself - art for art's sake, expressing yourself, and that that's enough.

If you would wish the dog to follow you, feed him

Habits are like the wrinkles on a man's brow; if you will smooth out the one, I will smooth out the other.

That's what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us.

You're so full of it, darlin'.

I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.

If you go to space, you'll look down and see no national boundaries. You'll never see the gods people are killing each other over, but they're incredibly real.

So are we going to continue glaring angrily at each other while we pose in our tough stances? Or use our time to work out a plan that hopefully doesn’t end with our mutual deaths? (Acheron)