we tend to steer our lives in the direction of the lessons we need to learn

Music is a holy place, a cathedral so majestic that we can sense the magnificence of the universe.

Music is a holy place, a cathedral so majestic that we can sense the magnificence of the universe, and also a hovel so simple and private that none of us can plumb its deepest secrets.

His kindness was only meant to make later torments crueler.

No one has something original or important to say will willing we run the risk of being misunderstood

Hope E.L .James doesn't think I'm being a prankster. I really want to adapt her novels for the screen. Christian Grey is a writer's dream.

We showed why road games have been tough for us throughout this year. That's where we've got to get better. It's a learning experience.

Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and corrections.

Most of my guitars have been instruments that look cool. I'm not picky. I never think, 'Oh, this neck isn't made of ebony,' or, 'These strings don't feel correct.' It doesn't matter too much.

I think people who go to a psychiatrist ought to have their heads examined.

I married him for better or worse. I didn't marry him for lunch.

I don't really believe in writer's block or anything like that. If I'm not feeling words, I may pick up an instrument and play with sounds or delve into different types of creativity and expression.

[Question: Do you feel that scientists correct themselves as often as they should?] More often than politicians, but not as often as they should.