“If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.”

“There are only two kinds of books which you can write and be pretty sure you're going to make a living — cook books and detective stories.”

“You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
The people gonna treat you better,
You're gonna find, yes you will,
That you're beautiful as you feel.”

“… one can't avoid the storms and calamities of life, but one can at least find the right partner to face them with.”

“Thirty-two's still a goddamn number
Thirty-two's still counts
Gonna make it count”

“Every now and again I get approached by "celebrities" [saying] "oh, you're doing a great job mate, I think it's wonderful what you're doing". Ok, and what you're gonna do? You're gonna make a freaking film now, aren't you? You're gonna make another bloody record! You're gonna stand in front of tens of thousands of people, you're gonna go on chat shows watched by millions of people! Are you gonna bring this subject up yourself? No! Why? "Me, me, me!" "I don't wanna affect my carrer!" I tell you… anyone in the public eye - come nowhere near me unless you are prepared to put your-bloody-self when your mouth is. Walk the talk or walk the other way!”

“The truth's not pretty of course. No one likes to look it in the face.”

“Her face was fair and pretty, with eyes like two bits of night sky, each with a star dissolved in the blue.”

“Because if you're gonna make someone choose, then you shouldn't be surprised when they don't choose you.”

“… because if you can make yourself happy in the rain then you're doing pretty alright in life.”