Who was the fool, who the wise man, beggar or king? Whether poor or rich, all's the same in death.

I'm not looking for sympathy, just understanding.

We really refocused ourselves. I didn't want to live my life in a dark shadow all of the time.

We were 6 feet under. A lot of people gave up on us, including fans and critics and show promoters and record labels.

It's kind of cool that we've quietly been selling a million albums. We knew the album wasn't going to debut at No. 1. I'm stoked to see us being successful again.

At a certain age almost all the questions a person asks him or herself are really just about one thing: how should you live your life?

A thought, even a possibility, can shatter and transform us.

In life, if you want to be happy, choose to be optimistic.

The wine I produce is not for keeping. Its the wine you want when meeting friends for a game of cards.

I still have a temper, I suppose.

Writing, I explained, was mainly an attempt to out-argue one's past; to present events in such a light that battles lost in life were either won on paper or held to a draw.

I think if anybody is making a movie about your life something pretty incredible had to happen.

Life is hard, but death is even harder.

Let no one who has the slightest desire to live in peace and quietness be tempted, under any circumstances, to enter upon the chivalrous task of trying to correct a popular error.