"There is nothing wrong with revenge. The wrong has already been done, or there would be no need to even the score."

“Of course I have regrets; I'm not stupid.”

“Should thoughts of self-praise, of self-satisfaction, occur to you, say: 'I myself am nothing; all that is good in me is accomplished by the grace of God.' What hast thou that thou didst not receive?' (I Cor. 4:7). 'Without Me ye can do nothing' (John 15:5).”

“Well, I was always cast as an artistic homicidal maniac. But at least I was artistic!”

Source : "Total recall" by John Patterson, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2005.

“Coffee: Induces wit. Good only if it comes through Havre. After a big dinner party it is taken standing up. Take it without sugar - very swank: gives the impression you have lived in the East.”

“If I could sing, it would be lovely.”

“I realized that perseverence and step-by-step progress are the only ways to reach a goal along a chosen path.”

“Some people brighten up a room just by leaving it.”

“I've dreamed about performing songs, songs that don't even exist, as a complete song.”

Source : "Ted Leo and Ben Arthur Discuss Carly Simon, Joyce Carl Oates, and the Touring Grind". Interview with Ben Arthur, logger.believermag.com. June 26, 2016.