"Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile."

“Selfishness, when it is punished by the world, is mostly punished because it is connected with egotism.”

“Why should I cumber myself with regrets that the receiver is not capacious? It never troubles the sun that some of his rays fall wide and vain into ungrateful space, and only a small part on the reflecting planet. Let your greatness educate the crude and cold companion.”

“Attitude is an accurate monitor of where we fall on the spectrum of pride and humility.”

“Hope is slowly extinguished and quickly revived.”

“I think the more removed I feel, the more I warm up to the role of singer.”

Source : "Destroyer". Interview with Matt LeMay, pitchfork.com. June 12, 2006.

“I can't even trust my own imaginary dog. How much lower can a person get?”

“I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.”

“I can pass a drug test in eight days with herbal cleansers. I drink 10 pounds of water and sweat out 10 pounds of water every day. I'll be fine.”

Source : "MMA fighter Nick Diaz says smoking marijuana is part of his plan" by Lance Pugmire, articles.latimes.com. April 9, 2009.