"Then came a time I can hardly describe, a section underground. A bird trapped in a sewer, wings beating against the c…"

"How it was. How it was the earth could open up under you and swallow you whole, close above you as if you never were.…"

"This was an artist's stare, attentive to detail, taking in the truth without preconceptions. It was a stare that didn…"

"Without my wounds, who was I? My scars were my face, my past was my life. It wasn't like I didn't know where all this…"

"I had already seen more of the world, its beauty and misery and sheer surprise, than they could hope or fear to perce…"

"Don't attach yourself to anyone who shows you the least bit of attention because you're lonely. Loneliness is the hum…"

"[About Madonna] I disagree. Nor do I agree with the association of Madonna's name with the title of her LP Like a Vir…"

"I could have had a career in cinema. It was difficult to reinvent myself as a singer. I have a weak voice. I can swin…"

"I do yoga and meditation. I'm a vegetarian and I've given up alcohol."

"It's better to be the one who leaves than the one who is left."