The two biggest self-deceptions of all are that life has a 'meaning'and each of us is unique.

My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food.

Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.

The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most part.

I couldn't talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started screaming and squealing and twitching.

Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way.

I try to write about small things. Paper, animals, a house... love is kind of big. I have written a love song, though. In this film, I sing it to a lamp.

Analysis is like a lobotomy. Who wants to have all their edges shaved off?

Deep down, I know I have this intuition or instinct that a lot of creative people have, that their demons are also what make them create.

I'm just an advertisement for a version of myself.

I don't care how impossible it seems.

Freedom without limits is just a word.

If beating yourself up worked you'd be rich, thin, and happy. Try loving yourself instead.

We represent in ourselves organized terror - this must be said very clearly.

The people in Arab countries are now speaking out and asking many questions about human rights, minorities, religion, democracy, "the other," and so on.

I have so much to do that I spend several hours in prayer before I am able to do it.

I'm not sure if the shame/guilt distinction resonates for me. I just know that shame is a debilitating emotion that is perpetuated by Church and State.

A lot of your mental energy goes to figuring out where does one word end and the next begin.

Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now.

The poem comes in the form of a blessing, like rapture breaking on the mind.

Get your players on who can unlock the door and sooner or later they will break the door down