Karl Kraus

The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it looks back.

A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.

When a man is treated like a beast, he says, 'After all, I'm human.' When he behaves like a beast, he says 'After all, I'm only human.'

We'll get material in there and all of a sudden I'll switch the material around or the order of the show.

The framework of men's wear is so narrow, that when you play at the edges you get labeled.

That whole lifestyle - make a record, do a tour: I know how to do that. It doesn't interest me.