"The Mississippi and its paddle boats, and the rivers of Bengal and their gleaming steamers evoked a similar atmosphere of romance, of long, song-filled voyages, high winds and lonely sunsets."

"Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own: in pain and sickness it would still be dear."

"We live in a small world. Not a leaf falls that doesn't affect a myriad of things. When we reach out to som…"

"I've had a lot of ups and downs, and listen, to still be putting yourself out there on stage at my age, you…"

"I remember my youth and the feeling that will never come back any more — the feeling that I could last for …"

"Stephen Malkmus: "She doesn't seem to run out of ideas, does she. I used to love her when I was 14 or so. I…"

"If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were…"