"He would wake for no reason in the middle of the night, and the memory of the self-absorbed love was revealed to him for what it was: a pitfall of happiness that he despised and desired at the same time, but from which it was impossible to escape."

“Greatness is largely a social accident, and almost always socially supported.”

“My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies.”

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

“Be thou a bright flame before me, Be thou a guiding star above me, Be thou a smooth path below me, Today, tonight and forever.”

Source : Alexander Carmichael (2012). “Celtic Prayers and Incantations”, p.14, Courier Corporation

“I keep telling myself I don't practice enough to be a perfectionist. And I don't practice enough to get mad. So my temper has subdued and my attitude is subdued.”

Source : "If It's Solheim Cup Week, You Can Bet Beth Daniel Will Be There". Interview With Melanie Hauser, www.espn.com. September 16, 2015.

“I do believe that there's going to be a pretty strong consensus for a very strong .. censure resolution.”

“Nobody should underestimate how much the world changed on the 11th of September 2001.”

Source : "Spy boss warns of terror strike" by Grant Holloway, www.cnn.com. August 13, 2003.

“I’m a false icon! The media collaborate in promoting my superficial lifestyle as somehow more valid, more worthy of attention than your real lives! - Gideon Stargrave”

“Don't shine so that others can see you. Shine so that through you, others can see HIM.”