"Business is a matter of human service."

“Life whispers to you all the time...from the time you wake up in the morning and with every single experience...”

“You always come back to Duke Ellington - he's kind of like the thread that holds everything together from the big band descending to lots of jazz, actually.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

“I've learned much, Father, and this above all: that no station in life is above any other, if it's occupied by someone with a good heart.”

“You're never going to kill storytelling, because it's built into the human plan. We come with it.”

“Of course, you would have to be insane to hope your child grows up to be a playwright or poet. Given the odds, you would have to be quite cavalier about your children's future.”

“I wanted to kill her and make her eat her fringe. And her knickers.”

“I've attempted to flood the path with light where I could, and where I could not I've wanted at least to hold up a candle so that others coming this way might not stumble too painfully.”

Source : Jim Beaver (2009). “Life's That Way”, p.261, Penguin

“I'd like to be a more consistent starter. I'd like a smoother transition from crouching to running. I have to learn to relax during a race and how to breathe.”