Sometimes great tunes happen to bad times, and when the bad time is over, not all the tunes get to move on with you.

When we die, we will turn into songs, and we will hear each other and remember each other.

In my headphones, I led a life of romance and incident and intrigue, none of which had anything to do with the world outside my Walkman.

Tonight, I feel like my whole body is made out of memories. I'm a mix-tape, a cassette that's been rewound so many times you can hear the fingerprints smudged on the tape.

Anyone watching '30 Rock' always knew Tina Fey was playing a fictionalized version of herself, a workaholic comedy writer who also plays one on TV. She's the boss; Liz Lemon just works here.

Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten.

But bringing people together is what music has always done best.

Love dies in many different ways, and it's natural for the grass to seem greener on the other side. But it's not a competition; there's plenty of pain to go around.

You can hear the Celtic heartbeat all over Europe and America, from Bing Crosby to Jack White, from the Smiths to My Bloody Valentine, from House of Pain to Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

There are all kinds of mix tapes. there is always a reason to make one.

Thanks to the greatest invention of recent years, the MP3-playing alarm clock, I can now choose the song that wakes me up in the morning.

The philosopher is a person who refuses no pleasures which do not produce greater sorrows, and who knows how to create new ones.

The best trip is the journey you take in finding yourself.

The less you talk, the more you're listened to.

If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up.

I love intricate plotting and exciting twists, but I realize more that people enjoy a good story in a simple, focused way.

What do dreams know of boundaries?

You cannot have growth without change.

Pop music is a difficult term to define. I think about good music and bad music. Good music is good music whatever origin it comes from.

Perhaps nothing is more magical then the book. Paper, glue and some words and you are taken away from where you sit, stand, dance, or lean.

On a few words of what is real in the world I nourish myself. I defend myself against Whatever remains.