...for chess, that superb, cold, infinitely satisfying anodyne to life, I feel the ardour of a lover, the humility of a disciple.

I believe ghost story writing is a dying art.

Just as smiles often follow tears, the sun rose full and bright on the morning..

Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.

In giving you are throwing a bridge across the chasm of your solitude.

The nice thing about age is worrying less and less about what people think.

It means a great deal, I think, to start off on a foundation which one has made for oneself.

The symbolic language of the crucifixion is the death of the old paradigm; resurrection is a leap into a whole new way of thinking.

Comedians are a much rarer and far more valuable commodity than all the gold and precious stones in the world.

Even if we're facing bigotry or racism, we can still be successful.

Honestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy.

It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct.