People tend to forget that my presence runs counter to their best interests. And it always does. That is one last thing to remember. Writers are always selling somebody out.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

You may not be punished for your procrastination, but for sure you will be punished by your procrastination.

You must be an artist and an actor.

Share weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone.

When you express your unique talents and use them in the service of humanity, you create abundance in your life and the lives of others.

There is nothing worse than a man in the throws of an ether bender.

An accomplished mathematician, i.e. a most wretched orator.

Accessible music is much harder. I could throw out the other kind of albums with my eyes closed. I wouldn't belittle those who want to do the Tricky thing, but it does make me wonder sometimes.

I knew I was always going to be around music. And I actually thought I would be dancing, not a vocal major.

I don't really wear foreign shoes. It gotta be a pair of wheat timbs and ones I don't think I could go without those not a whole month without those.

When it is not possible to reason with holy warriors, it is necessary to immobilize them or crush them.