You're not allowed to say anything about books because they're books, and books are, you know, God.

Hard is trying to rebuild yourself, piece by piece, with no instruction book, and no clue as to where all the important bits are supposed to go.

When your sad--like really sad--you only want to be with other people who are sad.

Knowing that you want to die makes you less scared.

Even thought our problems had driven us up there, it was as if they had somehow, like Daleks, been unable to climb the stairs.

She understood that Simon was a disappointed man if he needed, at ths age, to tell her he had pitied her for years.

Worries are wasted energies.You can have a joyful life when you let go of your worries.

I would not be myself without writing.

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.

Yet the roses are not less lovely for all that

I'd love to have been born into a wealthy family. I might have turned out even more marvellous than I am now.

Who? God. What? He loves you. Where? Everywhere. When? Always, forever, without ceasing. How? Totally, completely. Why? Because you are His child!

I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers.

A lot of [my] songs have a sexuality to them, a vibe to them. ... I call it sexy rock and roll.

People want to be at the center of the Universe...and they're going to flock to anybody who tells them that.