You need a platform upon which to release an orchestral record, otherwise it's just going to be an obscurity.

I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness. I crave the silhouette of your kiss.

I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.

I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies.

I feel like a juggler running out of hands.

I can't say anymore than I love you. Anything else would be a waste of breath.

Don't wear your heart on your sleeve when your remarks are off the cuff.

The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel.

And I don't feel any form of music is beyond me in the sense of that I don't understand it or I don't have some love for some part of it.

Women hear rhythm differently than men.

Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me.

You and me, we look out for each other. But I will take care of you a little extra, because I am your person, and you will always be my special horse.

Before comparing yourself or your life to others, take a good look at your fingers.

I think comedy is a good way to help people change their minds. I think that if you're laughing and getting a message across, it's a lot easier than when somebody is screaming in your face.

Nothing is more satisfying than to write a good sentence.

My style philosophy is: Be comfortable.

Market prices are always wrong.

He lifted his eyes to the girl. She looked afraid. She always looked afraid, these days. The world was a scary place. She said: "Take me with you." He woke up.

Ever doubt that God answers your prayers? Pray (sincerely) for humility... and watch what happens.

Stuart Rojstaczer writes with enormous wit, style and empathy, and The Mathematician's Shiva is a big-hearted, rollickingly funny novel that's impossible to put down. A tremendous debut.

Smile As you find a rhythm Working you, slow mile by mile, Into your proper haunt.