Ric ocasek

They're caught where there's no way out or where you can't see out. What are you going to do about it? I don't have the answer. If I did there would be no insane asylums.

I could never be a country person, sitting around trees trying to write a song. I would rather be in the middle of society, whether it's growing or crumbling.

Never mind a world that can't see past brutality.

There's more to light than the opposite of dark.

Sometimes you want to run away, sometimes you think you do, but you never had a dream like this before and you don't want to ask for more, sometimes you leave a mark before you know the score.

People are strange. We're all morticians. Hey, what's on TV?

Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it.

Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes.

The most important thing to a lot of people, is to belong to something that's hip or whatever. To be a part of something that's not society, just a clique.

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.