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I think if I were living in a utopian world, then it wouldn't be political commentary; it would be about daffodils.

"Taking Measurements: An Interview with Metric". Interview With Devon Powers, www.popmatters.com. October 12, 2004.

I've always been melancholic. At a party, everyone would be looking at the glittering chandeliers and I'd be looking at the waitress's cracked shoes.

"Marian Keyes: 'I thought I'd never be able to write again'". Interview With Elizabeth Day, www.theguardian.com. April 21, 2013.

That was one of the virtues of being a pessimist: nothing was ever as bad as you thought it would be.

James Jones (2011). “From Here to Eternity: The Restored Edition”, p.943, Open Road Media

How little is required for pleasure! The sound of a bagpipe - without music, life would be an error.

Friedrich Nietzsche (2016). “Twilight of the Idols”, p.21, Friedrich Nietzsche

I'm interested in the theater because I'm interested in communication with audiences. Otherwise I would be in concert music.

"'On Sondheim:' The Musical-Theater Legend At 80". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. April 21, 2010.

My great panacea for making society at once better and more enjoyable would be to cultivate greater sincerity.

Frances Power Cobbe (2010). “The Duties of Women: A Course of Lectures”, p.136, Cambridge University Press