Most people wish to be consoled, confirmed. They want their prejudices reinforced and their structured belief systems validated. After all, it hurts to think, and it's absolute agony to think twice.

Consumerism is our national religion.

As the medieval mind blamed God for human suffering, so the modern mind blames 'the system' for the industrial blight and plague of technology.

One parody is worth a thousand polemics.

What you say is who you are. How you say it is your style.

Technology evolves so much faster than wisdom.

When I went to school, they told me literature was a rope I must use to climb out of the dark well of unknowing. Writers are the knots on the rope.

Perception is a prism, and reality is like shot silk - depends where the light hits.

Longing is all that lasts.

like any Irish mother, I am scar tissue to the bone.

During the summertime, I really like to dress like a gypsy. I love that whole lifestyle and the whole mixing of fabrics and flowy materials.

Words matter. All semester, we were looking for the words to say what we needed to say. We were all looking for our voice.

God is not only something metaphysical, but also the physical world, the plants and animals, the mountains and rivers, the air and the sun and the earth.

Consequences are part of one's life. You can't run away from them, but simply face them.

I am a deeply superficial person.

Women are clear-headed, they are more creative and for this reason, sometimes, also more fragile.

Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models.

The Republicans are going to have a massive victory in November.

When I finish a job, I surrender it completely. I have to, because after that, it really is out of my hands.

Fame is drag. The paparazzi culture is more pervasive than it used to be. On the positive side, it’s nice not to have to worry about bills.

I write the music, produce it and the band plays within the parameters that I set.