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"My father probably thought the capital of the world was wherever he was at the time. It couldn't possibly be anyplace else. Where he and his wife were in their own home, that, for them, was the capital of the world."
"I stopped smoking. When I stopped smoking, my voice changed... so drastically, I couldn't believe it myself."
"What kind of alchemy could create a perfume that would make a reaction to a person lukewarm, indifferent and apathetic?If such a scent could be made I'd like some."
"I really don't like to hurt myself. I have a good understanding with all the women who have been in my life, whether I see them occasionally or not."
"i been meek, and hard like an oak, i seen pretty people disappear like smoke. friends will arrive, friends will disappear. if you want me, honey baby, i'll be here."
"I hurt easy, I just don't show it. You can hurt someone and not even know it."
"Wasn't making any great connection Wasn't falling for any intricate scheme Nothing that would pass inspection Just thinking of a series of dreams"
"What good are fans? You can't eat applause for breakfast. You can't sleep with it."
"Warlords of sorrow and queens of tomorrow will offer their heads for a prayer. You can't find no salvation, you have no expectations anytime, anyplace, anywhere."
"Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am."
"As he weeps to wicked birds of prey, who pick up on his bread crumb sins, and there are no sins inside the Gates of Eden."
"Inside the museum infinity goes up on trial. Voices echo, 'This is what salvation must be like after a while.' But Mona Lisa must have had the highway blues; you can tell by the way she smiles."
"I believe that instinct is what makes a genius a genius."
"Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who That it's namin' For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are a-changin'."
"Now, each of us has his own special gift And you know this was meant to be true. And if you don't underestimate me I won't underestimate you."
"There are things I could say. But I don't."
"You have to know that you're the best whether anybody else tells you that or not. And that you'll be around, in one way or another, longer than anybody else. Somewhere inside of you, you have to believe that."
"The people in my songs are all me."
"The song was there before me, before I came along. I just sorta came down and just sorta took it down with a pencil, but it was there before I came around."
"Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet?"