"Retirement: statutory senility."

“These are really terribly rough times, and we really should try to be as nice to each other as possible.”

Source : "Interviewing Lou Reed: Not a perfect day" by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. May 19, 2003.

“Holiday? Is like, what? I'm a hyperactive girl, so it may be boring for me to be on the beach doing nothing. I just need to find a place for three weeks and work but sleep in the morning, maybe write a little bit, have a glass of red wine. That's my perfect holiday.”

“I think I realized early on that my family wasn't like other families.”

“When people start using science to argue for their specific beliefs and delusions, to try to claim that they're supported by science, then scientists at least have to speak up and say, You re welcome to your delusions, but don't say that they're supported by science.”

Source : Interview with Cliff Walker, www.tapatalk.com. November 6, 1999.

“Did you ever realize you have more opinions about my life than your own life?”

“Likewise, I would never be so rude as to not interrupt a friend. How else would she know I was listening?”

“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide”

Source : "A Sourcebook for Earth's Community of Religions". Book by Joel Diederik Beversluis, 1993.

“I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what the business model is for 'Newsweek' on the iPad, although that's very important work as well.”