“And every word that you speak makes my heart sing when it's weak for often this outlook on life can be bleak.”

“When Life does not find a singer to sing her heart she produces a philosopher to speak her mind.”

“That's you now, hello, ciao.
Seems that life is great now.
See me lose focus, as I sing to you loud.
I can't, no, I won't hush.
I'll say the words that make you blush.
I'm gonna sing this now.
See, I'm true, my songs are where my heart is.”

“When I speak, my Urdu isn’t very good but when I sing I make sure there are no flaws in my diction.”

“My dear Tiberius, you must not give way to youthful emotion or take it to heart if anyone speaks ill of me; let us be satisfied if we can make people stop short at unkind words.”
Aetati tuae, mi Tiberi, noli in hac re indulgere et nimium indignari quemquam esse, qui de me male loquatur; satis est enim, si hoc habemus ne quis nobis male facere possit.

“When the bird of the heart begins to sing, too often will reason stop up her ears.”

“Rufus Wainwright has as true a voice as you can hear and as sweet and acute a sensibility as you can imagine. His musicianship combined with his poetic, intelligent and humane outlook on life make for one of the great performers of our day. I adore his singing, his song-writing, everything about him…”

“Water has its moods, flowing or still; it can lure you like a lover, or look as bleak as a broken heart.”

“Every word you have ever uttered, is engraved upon my heart.”

“And when the reckless crowd among
I speak of one sweet art,
How lightly can I name the song,
Which yet has wrung my heart!
That lute and heart alike have chords
Not to be spoken of in words”