I have no intention of going back to France, except for yearly visits to meet my family..

Versailles was a gulf into which the labor of France poured its earnings; and it was never full..

I was never trained for anything.

I do not sing politics. I merely sing the truth..

Life had sure been simpler when I hadn't dated..

I am not a Hemingway aficionado..

There must be nothing in my daily conduct that, copied by another, could lead that one into unholiness..

It’s not what you do some of the time that counts, it’s what you do all of the time that counts..

The most momentous and far-reaching question ever brought to issue on this continent was: Shall France remain here, or shall she not?.

I'm far too middle-class to morally object to a paying job..

Nothing good comes out of depression..

In France, anyone can use your music on like a TV show or whatever - they don't need to ask permission. It's almost like a child when it has its own ….

Yes. I've been asked to pose nude, but I never have, and I probably never will..

So many see themselves as aggrieved; so few see themselves as aggrievers..

Jen, we did it. Everyone's free now..

Nothing good ever comes without a price..

You can't get it right, until you make it wrong..

I am a writer, not a transcriber..

I've lived my life dealing with everybody. And that's how it's always been for me..

I'm voraciously looking to express myself in my work. I love my work..

Frankly, once I've eaten a thing, I don't expect to see it again..