...a man's blood soon runs cold where there is no one around to warm it up.

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

An appreciation of prose is learned, not instinctive. It is an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky.

We want time in with our kids not time out.

The stretch of the limousine usually is inversely proportional to the self esteem of the person riding in it.

What a revolting contrast exists in England between the slavery of women and the intellectual superiority of women writers.

In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women.

There's not swelling music and emotional scenes in life, and there's not long pauses when you tell a joke for everybody to laugh. That's not how it goes. Life just sort of happens to you.

Cleaning up the country cannot be the sole responsibility of sweepers. Do citizens have no role in this? We have to change this mindset.

In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die.

Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.