Sometimes my own darkness scares me.

Denial. It’s the only thing that keeps most of us from losing our sanity.

It wasn't the wild animals that scared her, but the civilised ones.

Writing is like surfing on a wild sea, in the middle of a moonless night, in a hailstorm, on a deserted island.Yeah... that about sums it up.

When in need, then you shall know those who will care.

You may look tough, but being weak-hearted still makes you weak.

Know what you want to do-then do it. Make straight for your goal and go undefeated in spirit to the end.

Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics.

That happens quite a lot in Hot Chip - you can let go of something that was originally essential to the creation of a song.

You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person is nobody's friend.

I came to the conclusion then that "continual mindfulness". . . must mean, not a sergeantmajor-like drilling of thoughts, but a continual readiness to accept whatever came.

No sheep can be a king in the empire of wolves, but any wolf can be an emperor in the kingdom of sheeps! Paw is the key to the throne.

Because if the manifestations that happen in the present moment are beautiful and good, their continuation in the future will be also good and beautiful.

God, how I ricochet between certainties and doubts.