“They know the words, but not the music.”

“When you work for someone else, it's called an "attitude problem"; when you work for yourself, it's called integrity.”

“[In answer to Glenn Cook] My favourite sport is men, and my favourite food is whisky.”

“I'm enjoying two beautiful visions tonight. Watching you stand there against a marvelous background has to be the most intriguing sunset I have ever experienced.”

“Vengeance is one of life's great motivators.”

“Speaking more generally about what attracted him to bluegrass banjo, he said it was 'just the sound of the instrument, and then the fire, you know; the speed and all that. I was attracted by the intensity of it, really. And I was drawn to that incredible clarity-- when something is going along real fast and every note is absolutely clear. That, to me, was really amazing-- the Earl Scruggs instrumentals...' But Garcia refused to commit himself to just one style of music. Though bluegrass became his overriding obsession for about two years, he still dabbled in folk, old-timey and blues whenever the opportunity arose and there were players around.”

“She was afloat in bliss, grateful that she had a woman's body to tell him what words could not.”