"Only the phoenix rises and does not descend. And everything changes. And nothing is truly lost."

“Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.”

“The reason I did the name change is simple. I wrote a bunch of autobiographical material and I was really enjoying myself doing it, and in two of the songs I quote two different people (referring to me as Mr. Stace). And it just hit me at some point that it was ludicrous for me to think of myself as Wesley Stace, publish novels as Wesley Stace, be Wesley Stace and not have it released as Wesley Stace.”

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“With love, you should go ahead and take the risk of getting hurt because love is an amazing feeling.”

“It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.”

Source : Jo Walton (2011). “Among Others”, p.25, Macmillan

“We need not want what we are the middle of.”

“Indolent and unworthy the beggar may be—but that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of turning away one honest petition.”

Source : Hugh Nibley (1989). “Approaching Zion”, Shadow Mountain

“I figure it this way - if a woman claims she didn't want me to fudge her, then you already know she's a liar. So what the hell's the point of a trial, y'know?”

“I do seem to work in a lot of different mediums, which means it keeps things fresh and sparks interest in me. Fame and fortune is fairly irrelevant to me. It's nice because it gives creative freedom. But just wanting to be famous is ridiculous because it's so vacuous. So, I get offered lots of different things and if they spark my interest, I'll try and do them because they form part of a wider creative circle.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk