The more melodies and chord changes, the less good it is for the clubs, but the better it is for radio, because it makes it really emotional.

Quitting is the easiest thing to do.

Working with the same people is so much quicker and frees up your energy for other things.

The only thing I want to say is, I know I'm not Einstein, but I'm not the queen of the imbeciles either.

If someone puts up $100 million on a movie, they're gonna be concerned about whether they'll get it back. So they're not gonna make a movie about three girls, you know?

The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning could write a poem two pages long. Could she have brought it to a music publisher?

What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children?

There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over.

I am obsessed with proportion, and how proportion is perceived.