In the world of thought a man's rank is determined, not by his average work, but by his highest achievement.
I didn't know that once you've proven yourself useful to the wrong people, you'll never be free again.
Once you freeze all the way through to your soul, you will never feel warm again.
Whoever's job it was to keep the room clean was clearly not an overachiever.
The greatest puzzle in the world, young man, the greatest challenge a man can face, a solving the riddle of a women's heart.
I'm the undisputed champion of keeping my mouth shut and just sitting there like a piece of furniture.
Somewhere in the ocean, a shark was missing its cold eyes because this man had them.
What I love most about playing in front of people has something to do with a certain kind of energy exchange. The attention and appreciation of my audience feeds back into my playing. It really seems as if there is a true and equal give and take between performer and listener, making me aware of how much I depend on my audience. And since the audience is different every night, the music being played will differ too. Every space I performed in has its own magic and spirit.
I've had my own personal stalker. I would get nude drawings of my body with a knife and a message saying 'I'm watching you' and 'I'm going to get you. '
I have no pride about anything I have done. It's just not the way I think about things. I do the work, always, as hard as I can, to the point of pain, injury, exhaustion, if that is what it takes. Once I am done, I move on.
A certain slightly cruel disregard for the feelings of living people is simply part of the package. I think a writer, if hes any good, is not an entirely benign entity in the world.