"Nature is one great big wood-chipper. Sooner or later, everything shoots out the other end in a spray of blood, bones and hair."

"If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope of money at the end of it, it means they really want to be a musician. And if someone is writing now, there is no hope for money at the end of it."

"The future and eternity are two entirely different things."

"Everybody past a certain age, regardless of how they look on the outside, pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives."

"True wisdom begins when you realize every failure is just a stepping stone to greatness."

"My reputation grows with every failure."

"A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself."

"A humble soul understands that every failure is just a stepping stone to greatness."