“I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish.”

“Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness.”

“I'm a pretty tenacious person; I get that from my mom. So sometimes, I use dark humor. I can't take myself too seriously.”

“To create art with all the passion in one's soul is to live art with all the beauty in one's heart.”

“art is risk made visible”

“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”

“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.”

“Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.”

“It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”