Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

To hit bottom is to fall from grace.

Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.

Death is the final wake-up call.

Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.

If you love something let it go free. If it doesn't come back, you never had it. If it comes back, love it forever.

While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself.

Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven.

Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.

Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

My author role model is Kurata Misako. I want to be rich enough to drive from room to room in my home but also down to earth enough to let squirrels live in my hair.

The truth is, just to hear other people speaking Italian is really worth it. It keeps the sound in your ear.

I think there's something to be said for developing the disposition to own stocks without fretting.

I'm more than a songwriter. I'm a creative person. Some people you just always see. I won't allow you to see me unless it makes sense. There's a reason to see me.

I don’t want to be that person, who just takes things.

Things keep their secrets.

A fig for a care, a fig for a woe!

I still haven't played a leading role in cinema or in TV, and that's something that I long for.

The pressure to entertain, to sell ourselves, and never to be visibly anxious keeps ratcheting up.