“I know this little thinga myriad of men will save.Oh, death, where is thy sting,Thy victory, oh grave?”

“Drowned in a vat of whiskey... Oh Death, where is thy sting?”

“O death where is thy sting? The man is never on time...”

“I answer the heroic question, 'Death, where is thy sting?' with 'It is in my heart and mind and memories.”

“I started painting as a hobby when I was little. I didn't know I had any talent. I believe talent is just a pursued interest. Anybody can do what I do.”

“I like a little danger. Tame danger, controlled by me. It gives me a sense of power, I guess, to take my life in my hands and know damn well I’m not going to lose it.”

“Around the outside of the room other beautiful women wearing little or nothing at all flitted between the infatuated, intoxicated men, sometimes luring them away for a private dance. The men would follow obediently, weighed down by lust and credit cards.”