“All I care about in this goddamn life are me, my drums, and you.”

“The hardest thing about being a writer is convincing your wife that lying on the sofa is work.”

“We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.”

“Those who say 'you only live once' have never read a book.”

“Waddya want me to do? through my sling shot at him?”

“Life dosent frighten me at all.”

“I've been scared and battered. My hopes the wind done scattered. Snow has friz me, Sun has baked me, Looks like between 'em they done Tried to make me Stop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'-- But I don't care! I'm still here!”