On his relationship with Mary Austin, as quoted in "Rock On Freddie" (1985).
Context: Our love affair ended in tears but a deep bond grew out of it, and that's something nobody can take away from us. It's unreachable … All my lovers ask me why they can't replace her, but it's simply impossible.
I don't feel jealous of her lovers because. of course, she has a life to lead, and so do I. Basically, I try to make sure she's happy with whoever she's with and she tries to do the same for me.
We look after each other and that's a wonderful form of love. I might have all the problems in the world, but I have Mary and that gets me through.
On his relationship with Mary Austin, as quoted in "Rock On Freddie" (1985).
"Doing What I Know" (song)
Song lyrics
Source: Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Doing What I Know" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlkC9AFrSNU (song on YouTube)
“Women are never landlocked: they’re always mere minutes away from the briny deep of tears.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Women & men
“No matter what, nobody can take away the dances you've already had.”
Source: Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Notebook entry, London, 1889-05-12.
“The desert takes our dreams away from us, and they don't always return.”
Fatima, p. 102.
The Alchemist (1988)
Context: The desert takes our dreams away from us, and they don't always return. We know that, and we are used to it. Those who don't return become a part of the clouds, a part of the animals that hide in the ravines and of the water that comes from the earth. They become part of everything... They become the Soul of the World.
“Saxophone Joe and the Woman in Black”, p. 212
The Ivory and the Horn (1996)
