I grew up painting and playing piano so when I was a little kid I thought I was going to be an artist or a painter but my mom had me taking piano lessons for about 10-12 years as a young kid.

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.

Tina Turner

I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent back a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof

Rodney Dangerfield

I want to write about people who dream and wait for the night to end, who long for the light so they can hold the ones they love.

Haruki Murakami

What is it with science these days? Everyone is so quick to believe in it, in all these new scientific discoveries, new pills for this, new pills for that. Get thinner, grow hair, yada, yada, yada, but when it requires a little faith in something you all go crazy.' He shook his head, 'If miracles had chemical equations then everyone would believe.

Cecelia Ahern

My neighbor has a circular driveway...he can't get out.

Steven Wright

For me, the best times are always going to be the most intense, the ones with the highest highs and the lowest lows.

Fiona Apple

If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land.

Mencius

We feel cold, but we don't mind it, because we will not come to harm. And if we wrapped up against the cold, we wouldn't feel other things, like the bright tingle of the stars, or the music of the aurora, or best of all the silky feeling of moonlight on our skin. It's worth being cold for that.

Philip Pullman

What annoyances are more painful than those of which we cannot complain?

Marquis De Custine

The Thames is liquid history.

John Burns

When I was at home, I felt loved and safe. My sisters were always a safe haven for me. I knew they would always play with me and make me feel like I was one of them.

Khloe Kardashian

Censors tend to do what only psychotics do: they confuse reality with illusion.

David Cronenberg