She has her own brand of strength, brought to the surface by the dim glow of the streetlight and the whisper of night air on her skin.

Maybe all you needed in life was the belief you could change things. Somehow. Some way.

Time can be strange sometimes. It can leave imprints in particular places, leaving ghosts of memories trapped.

Being a woman, in this world, ultimately makes you crazy.

Who cares what a writer looks like as long as their words are beautiful?

Bad stuff happens, people are mean, there are no steps you can take that ensure the world leaves you alone. All you can do is try not to be one of those people who contributes to the bad.

Yes, well, rein it in, Prom King. British people have been successfully repressing our emotions since before your country was even a thing.

Being interesting isn't important. But being happy is. As well as being a person you're proud of

Everyone's always scared for someone else's generation

Everyone's on the cliff edge of normal. Everyone finds life an utter nightmare sometimes, and there's no 'normal' way of dealing with it... There is no normal, Evelyn.

What would people think?'Jesus said that people think all sorts of things. The human mind is like a cloud of gnats. Constant motion. That's why you have to look at the heart.'Oh, ' said Grandpa.

My aim is just to make good music every single time.

For the company of the great is good company as Shakespeare understood it, as Plutarch understood it. The past remains the source from which example and precept can still be drawn.

I can go to a lot of games, but I'm not a player. I'm kind of an observer. That's why I think I do what I do in life. I just observe. That's what I find fascinating.

Paralysis of leadership is due in part to the unseen grip of the special interests.

When I make a commitment I stick to it.

Record designers marvel on that stuff. They go back and look at old covers, then make new ones.

The devil has his elect.

Mothers arms are made of tenderness, And sweet sleep blesses the child who lies therein.

I've never been very fully employed either.