When I was writing the song, I thought that these people have entire lives in there. They're not writers, but they all have stories to tell. Some are very, very down deeper than others.

Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience.

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.

Not one word, not one gesture of yours shall I, could I, ever forget.

It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice.