"I've never been one like, "Oh, these are my songs" - that was done out of necessity, because there was no one to help. I have 90 percent of it written; that way, we can go on the road, be tight and have it ready to go for next year. I know I said I didn't have a grand design, but I think it's going to be like Marvin Gaye meets The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

“Often poets fall into groups that exclude others, and don't pay attention to those who write in different ways. It seems so limited to me.”

“The Good Lord made all the integers; the rest is man's doing.”

“Freedom should always be discussed within the context of responsibility”

Source : "'Doonesbury’s' Garry Trudeau on free speech, responsible satire and Charlie Hebdo". Garry Trudeau's acceptance speech for George Polk Awards at Long Island University in New York, www.washingtonpost.com. April 14, 2015.

“She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.”

“Take care of yourself - you never know when the world will need you.”

“My journal is my life's companion.”

“Give me the discipline to get rid of the stuff that's not important, the freedom to savor the stuff that gives me joy, and the patience not to worry about the stuff that's messy but not hurting anybody.”

“We cannot keep ourselves shut up in parishes, in our communities, when so many people are waiting for the Gospel!”