The moon is one, but on agitated water it produces many reflections. Similarly ultimate reality is one, yet it appears to be many in a mind agitated by thoughts. – Maharamayana
I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids splurges. I like to think Ive inherited both sides. – Sophie Ellis-Bextor
In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis. – Quentin Crisp, The Naked Civil Servant, 1978
I like to write sad songs. Theyre much easier to write and you get a lot more emotion into them. But people dont want to hear them as much. And radio definitely doesnt they want that positive, uptempo thing. – Alan Jackson