Southampton's barrage balloons floated gleaming in the moonlight like the ghosts of elephants and hippos.

Oh Julie, wouldn’t I know if you were dead? Wouldn’t I feel it happening, like a jolt of electricity to my heart?

Don't know how I kept going. You just do. You have to, so you do.

There’s glory and honour in being chosen. But not much room for free will

But a part of me lies buried in lace and roses on a riverbank in France-a part of me is broken off forever. A part of me will be unflyable, stuck in the climb.

You can either be a host to God, or a hostage to your ego. It's your call.

In a world in which time is a circle, every handshake, every kiss, every birth, every word, will be repeated precisely.

It is a grave error to assume that ice cream consumption requires hot weather.

Living in a small town anywhere means preserving one's self behind a mask.

[Unplugged] was also the cheapest to produce and required the least amount of preparation and work. But if you want to know what it actually cost me, go to Ripley and visit the grave of my son.

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.

Why should I put a bunch of Cadillacs on the ice, when I can sell out with a bunch of volkswagens

We should be able to be ourselves. Make a political stand if you want to

I like a cook who smiles out loud when he tastes his own work. Let God worry about your modesty; I want to see your enthusiasm.

Anyone over the age of thirty catching a bus can consider himself a failure.