"There have been times when a particularly heavy dose of such cynicism has caused me to reflect that surely this is the age and place of the gifted pickle sucker!"

“Once you have been tortured, you can never belong in this world. There is no place that ever be your home.”

Source : Roma Tearne (2008). “Mosquito”, Europa Editions Incorporated

“We stand for musical individuality. That's all we stand for.”

“The most important thing in life is to see to it that you are never beaten.”

“You are still young, free.. Do yourself a favor. Before it's too late, without thinking too much about it first, pack a pillow and a blanket and see as much of the world as you can. You will not regret it. One day it will be too late.”

Source : "Fodor's New England". Book by Debbie Harmsen, p. 194, 2008.

“When I look back at my past and the way I grew up, I grew up on communes. That was meant to be.”

Source : "Robert Carlyle on California Solo, American vs. British TV, and the appeal of fairy tales". Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. December 20, 2012.

“I think it is time we learned the lesson of our century: that the progress of the human spirit must keep pace with technological and scientific progress, or that spirit will die. It is incumbent on our educators to remember this; and music is at the top of the spiritual must list. When the study of the arts leads to the adoration of the formula (heaven forbid), we shall be lost. But as long as we insist on maintaining artistic vitality, we are able to hope in man”

“Let us choose life and love, and happily use our selves up in loving service to one another.”

“And I'm, whether I want it or not, a front figure for the team, a guy that talks about how the team is doing and represents the team.”