"It is in moments of illness that we are compelled to recognize that we live not alone but chained to a creature of a different kingdom, whole worlds apart, who has no knowledge of us and by whom it is impossible to make ourselves understood: our body."

"The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."

"The only paradise is paradise lost."

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

"All humanity is passion without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual."

"Thinking in its lower grades, is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms it is a kind of poetry."

"It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor."

"If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you'll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, then play, play, play and play! And eventually you'll get to where you want to be."