In nakedness I behold the majesty of the essential instead of the trappings of pretension.
We tell children what they should do when they grow up so we can impress the people next door.
What the society thinks is of no interest to me. All that's important is how I see myself. I know who who I am. I know the value of my work.
LIFE IS JUST A SERIES OF MOMENTS. IF YOU MISS THE MOMENTS,YOU MISS YOUR LIFE
It's not what you will get out of the books that is so enriching - it is what the books will get out of you that will ultimately change your life
When you most feel like giving up is when you most need to be keeping on.
My love of books was all that saved me.
The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
I'd much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them.
If a man that is desperately sick today, did believe he should arise sound the next morning; or a man today, in despicable poverty, had assurance that he should tomorrow arise a prince: would they be afraid to go to bed. . . . ?