The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.

Vee never needed a reason to do something stupid. Sad thing was, most of the time I didn't either.

The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.

I think school is so important. I was good student. A rebel, but I did well in my studies. I don't close myself to anything. I liked reading and I still love learning. I loved history and German.

When religious leaders get involved in elections, it is usually with a reactionary social agenda.

The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door; On her divine majority Obtrude no more.

A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy.

The power of one fair face makes my love sublime, for it has weaned my heart from low desires.

The heart hid still in the dark, hard as the Philosophers Stone.

Why does the U.S. care which flag will be hoisted on a small piece of land thousands of miles away?

I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didn't want others raising them, and looking after them myself would get in the way of being a musician and writer.