With every year of playing, you want to relax one more muscle. Why? Because the more tense you are, the less you can hear.

Poetry is a good medium for revolutionary hope.

When the others were picked up and walked home by friends or fathers or best friend’s sisters, I was the kid in a grey hoodie, walking with the poets, the singers, the thinkers, and I was not alone.

Maturing is realizing how many things don’t require your comment.

Love is here.” Chamuel pointed to her chest. “If you can’t feel it, Lilly, that’s on you.

I try. I am trying. I was trying. I will try. I shall in the meantime try. I sometimes have tried. I shall still by that time be trying.

For I, hearing my Lord's estate amongst many more estates was to be sold, and that the wives of the owners should have an allowance therefrom, it gave me hopes I should receive a benefit thereby.

Everywhere I go I smell fresh paint.

I'm respected, I'm still working, what more could I ask?

My problem painting from my life was I found that you can't paint dirt without romanticising it.

Occasionally, don't be afraid to say: This is what we deserve.