"It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go."

"When he followed the instincts which God had transmitted to him from his ancestry of beasts of prey, he called it sin and asked God to forgive him."

"War does not determine who is right-only who is left."

"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead."

"Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself."

"Order, unity and continuity are human inventions just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias."

"What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure."

"Happy is the person who not only sings, but feels God's eye is on the sparrow, and knows He watches over me. To be simply ensconced in God is true joy."

"Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal."

"In my music, I'm trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason it's difficult is because I'm changing all the time."

"When I appear in public, people expect me to neigh, grind my teeth paw the ground and swish my tail --- none of which is easy."

"The English country gentleman galloping after a fox -- the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable."