“The Lennon-McCartney comparison was frequently made and that was an image that critics could relate to. But it wasn't something people in the street could pick up on the way they'll pick up on someone who's really good-looking.”

“When they paint the image that I was this monster who picked up these alter boys along the street and swatted them like flies I said "this is ludicrous."”

“You didn't need a college degree to become one of the people who knew what was really going on. If you paid attention, you could pick things up on your own.”

“Chicago was a town where nobody could ever forget how the money was made. It was picked up from floors still slippery with blood.”

“I do think that getting a dog says something about you, it says; I'm so lonely that I could pick up shit.”

“Sex had been amazing, but it wasn't a magical cure for everything. Damn. Somewhere along the way, I'd picked up common sense.”

“I'm good at being self-critical. I've also been told that I'm good at taking up new sports. I'm a fast learner and pick things up very quickly.”

“Everyone wants someone they can hold and love. Someone who will be there to help pick up the pieces when everything falls apart. (Acheron)”

“Have you ever felt the longing for someone you could admire? For something, not to look down at, but up to?”

“Roger: It’s a great way to pick up chicks cause they were making Rufinol Pez tablets for a while in Gainesville you could – never mind erase that part. Pez is rad.”