"The water rose further and dressed Simon's coarse hair with brightness. The line of his cheek silvered and the turn of his shoulder became sculptured marble..."

“Destiny, quite often, is a determined parent. Mozart was hardly some naive prodigy who sat down at the keyboard and, with God whispering in his ears, let music flow from his fingertips. It's a nice image for selling tickets to movies, but whether or not God has kissed your brow, you still have to work. Without learning and preparation, you won't know how to harness the power of that kiss.”

“One thing I like about jazz, kid, is that I don't know what's going to happen next. Do you?”

Source : "Ozzy Osbourne: I'm the Luckiest Man in the World". Interview with Mick Stingley, www.esquire.com. October 22, 2014.

“A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer.”

Source : Khaled Hosseini (2004). “The Kite Runner”, p.222, Penguin

“This is a passion story: my passion, his, ours — yours.”

Source : Elizabeth Cunningham (2013). “The Passion of Mary Magdalen: A Novel”, p.12, Monkfish Book Publishing

“Fred: "Is that brick wall your boyfriend?" Doug: "Only in my dreams." Fred: "Oh, you too? I'm Fred." Doug: "Doug. I should mention, in all fairness though that Christy's boyfriend is my best friend. He's the brick wall you should be worried about.”

“I'm not a morose person; it's just that my best songs reflect on the sadder aspects of life.”

“I'm a huge Wonder Woman fan - I have about 12 coffee mugs at home!”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Literature professes to be important while at the same time considering itself an object of doubt. It confirms itself as it disparages itself. It seeks itself: this is more than it has a right to do, because literature may be one of those things which deserve to be found but not to be sought.”