Warren Zevon

“You used to be the best to make life be real to me,and I hope that you're still out there and you're like you used to be”

“It used to seem to me that my life ran on too fast,and I had to take it slowly just to make the good parts lastBut when you're born to run it's so hard to just slow down,so don't be surprised to see me back in that bright part of town”

“The days slide byShould have done, should have done, we all sigh...”

“We made mad loveshadow loverandom loveand abandoned love.Accidentally like a martyr.The hurt gets worse, and the heart gets harder.”

“I might have made a tactical error not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that didn't pay off.”

“don't let us get sick, don't let us get old, don't let us get stupid, alright? just make us be brave, and make us play nice, and let us be together tonight.”

“You can dream the American DreamBut you sleep with the lights onAnd wake up with a scream”

“Still waking up in the mornings with shaking hands And I'm trying to find a girl who understands me But except in dreams you're never really free”

“Cachet — isn’t that like panache, but sitting down?”

“Life'll kill ya”

“Disorder in the house The doors are coming off the hinges The earth will open and swallow up the real estateI just got my paycheck I'm gonna paint the whole town grey Whether it's a night in Paris or a Fresno matinee It's the home of the brave and the land of the freeWhere the less you know the better off you'll be”

“Send lawyers, guns and money; the shit has hit the fan.”

“We love to buy books because we believe we're buying the time to read them.[Inside Out (VH1)]”

“I'll sleep when I'm dead.”

“Enjoy every sandwich.”