You get so used to lying that after a while it's hard to remember what the truth is.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

Intellectual growth is when you surpass the barrier of puerility, puzzling people with your dazzling creativity.

[from a reader] I hope she learns to look for the joy in life instead of picking out negatives - it will change her life for the better.

The karma that is most interesting is the mental karma because ultimately it generates physical action.

In everything well known something worthy of thought still lurks.

I have a whole guard room full of brawny veterans who'd enjoy a chance to drag two Eddisians out of here, particularly if you kicked a lot and they could kick you back.

Do you know what astonished me the most in this world? The inability of force to create anything.

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Between the desire And the spasm, Between the potency And the existence, Between the essence And the descent, Falls the Shadow.

I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a drum machine I'll use a drum machine. If it needs a drummer, I'll use a real drummer.