"I can be alone without being lonely. In fact, those times of solitude are necessary respite for a beleaguered soul, set upon by the pressures of life. I need to take whatever moments I can to just be still."

“The living usually won't see the dead.”

“The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and yesterday's sneer and yesterday's frown can never come over again.”

“For whatever reason, we relate to anything godlike with an English accent. The English are very proud of that. And with anything Roman or gladiators, they have an English accent. For an audience, it is an easy trick to hook people in.”

“When I was writing some of songs for the record in Galapagos it was the feeling of being there I wanted to evoke more than anything. I remember hearing all the parts of the songs in my mind when I was walking around over the lava fields.”

Source : "Shearwater". Interview with Jason Crock, pitchfork.com. April 24, 2007.

“I'd rather live a hard life of fact than a sweet life of lies.”

“It took me 1057 pages to describe the hundreds of mathematical equations, algorithms and programming techniques that I invented and used.”

“I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every two weeks.”

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

“You have to overcome negativity and make your dream reality. Even if your family & friends steer you in another directions, do what you want to do. They can't stop you unless you let them.”