The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at playThrough the meadow land toward a closing doorA door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before

Fools rush in, where wise men never go, But wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?

Day in, day out. That same old voodoo follows me about.

That old black magic has me in its spell, That old black magic that you weave so well; Icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine.

It takes more talent to write music, but it takes more courage to write lyrics.

Once upon a time the world was sweeter than we knew. Everything was ours; how happy we were then, but then once upon a time never comes again.

You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positiveE-lim-i-nate the negativeAnd latch on to the affirmative.Don't mess with mister inbetween.

Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me where my love can be?

You must write for the waste basket.

Things never are as bad as they seem.

When the sweet talkin's done, a man is a two face, a worrisome thing who'll leave you to sing the blues in the night.

It’s amazing how fast you can write when there’s a gun to your head.

if woman cries, it doesn't matter, but if a man cry it matter

A recluse without books and ink is already in life a dead man.

When you get older, it's not about what you did that you regret, it's what you didn't do.

I will always be mad at someone. That will never go away.

I didn't have to do paper routes. I'd sing for 5 bucks a crack at weddings and church functions; I'd have four or five on some Saturdays.

Your sister is the only creature on earth who shares your heritage, history, environment, DNA, bone structure, and contempt for stupid Aunt Gertie.

I'm just very keen to have a family and both Catherine and I, you know, are looking forward to having a family in the future.

Humour is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer … Laughter is swallowed up in prayer and humour is fulfilled by faith.

I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire.