"I want a chainsaw very badly, because I think cutting down a tree would be unbelievably satisfying. I have asked for a chainsaw for my birthday, but I think I'll probably be given jewelry instead."

"There will always be vain, obsessive people who want to own rare and extraordinary things whatever the cost there will always be people for whom owning beautiful, dangerous animals brings a sense of power and magic."

"Sometimes I'm dazzled by how modern and fabulous we are, and how easy everything can be for us that's the gilded glow of technology, and I marvel at it all the time."

"I don't turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture."

"I may be learning guitar, but I'll never be able to sing."

"I guess you could say I devoted myself so strongly to my music that for awhile I forgot about my family. But I only get one set of parents, and I think I forgot about that for a little while."

"It is a steadfast truth that beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft."

"The harmony of the universe dictates that the mind is a garden where thoughts are the seeds."