“To the poet fated to be a poet, self-expression is as natural and as i...” — Octavio Paz Quote

“To the poet fated to be a poet, self-expression is as natural and as involuntary as breathing is to us ordinary mortals.”

“What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.”

“Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.”

“My life changed in 2005 on the day I met my wife, Tamzin. She was in a play called 'Breathing Corpses' with James McAvoy, one of my best mates from drama school. I knew who she was, and I'd fancied her quite a bit when she played Melanie Owen in 'EastEnders.'”

“For me, songwriting is something like breathing: I just do it. But that doesn't mean you're fantastic.”

“Man, I'm the No. 1 living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose; I am Jim Morrison; I am Jimi Hendrix.”