The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation.

There is another element that is a part of human happiness — and that is that unless we think of others and do something for them we miss the greatest sources of happiness.

We must get rid of the silly, sloppy idea that all people are equal in capacity.

Seize the moments of happiness, Love and be Loved!That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly!

Stories are how we connect. Evolution isn’t seriously about thumbs but about how we use language – that’s what raises us above dumb animals, right? Language?

How can we tell people "never give up" when some haven't even started yet.

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than to be crowded on a velvet cushion.

The twisted circumstances under which we live is grist for the writing mill, the loving, hating and discovering, finding new handles for old pitchers . . .

I've had only three wives and three guitars in my life, though I've flirted with others.

There are people who are younger than I who are more uptight than I am. It's not necessarily an age thing. I mean nobody is offering me 20-year old leads any more.

Honesty, like my mama always says, is always the best policy.

Life is a disease, sexually transmitted and fatal.

The very freedom and expressiveness we find missing in life we find present in art.