The words went round and round and round in my mind and my body, until I knew they were no longer my words but something that had been carved into my heart.And now my soul was crying.

Roz to Amelia (the house ghost): How considerate of you, after trying to kill me, to see that I don't catch a cold.

If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottage princes' palaces.

Practice in tranquility.

This is not a dress rehearsal; this is your life.

I have a hard problem, being some part Native American - being a Christian: do you get burned, do you get cremated, do you get - let the sharks eat you? How do you die?

I am just working on staying alive.

People don't realize the amount of stress you put on your body both physically and mentally from just the wear and tear of a season.

It was quite life-affirming, for me, that I felt hat kind of pity for [Margaret Thatcher], because I didn't think I ever would.

Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.

I think imaginative exercises can have a profound impact on the future - what you can imagine can sometimes turn into something you can figure out how to build.