We're all just animals. That's all we are, and everything else is just an elaborate justification of our instincts. That's where music comes from. And romantic poetry. And bad novels. -Elvis Costello Music
Smokey Robinson writes the heartfelt songs, whereas it was my job to write the songs about weakness and failure in love. -Elvis Costello Failure
Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that. -Elvis Costello Happiness
We're all just animals. That's all we are, and everything else is just an elaborate justification of our instincts. That's where music comes from. And romantic poetry. And bad novels. -Elvis Costello Poetry
We're all just animals. That's all we are, and everything else is just an elaborate justification of our instincts. That's where music comes from. And romantic poetry. And bad novels. -Elvis Costello Romantic