450 Quotes by Tom Waits

You’re innocent when you dream.

Most changes in music, most exciting things that happen in music, occur through a miscommunication between people “I thought you said this.” Poetry comes out of that too.

I hope I’m becoming more eccentric. More room in the brain.

If you walk with Jesus, he’s gonna save your soul. You gotta keep the devil way down in the hole. He’s got the fire and the fury at his command.

He said, I’m better off without her, until I showed him my tattoo.

She’s got the whole dark forest living inside of her.

I admit that I ain’t no angel, I admit that I ain’t no saint – I’m selfish and I’m cruel and I’m blind. If I exorcise my devils, well my angels may leave too. When they leave they’re so hard to find...

I’ve lost my equilibrium, my car keys, and my pride.

I was born in the back seat of a Yellow Cab in a hospital loading zone and with the meter still running. I emerged needing a shave and shouted ‘Time Square, and step on it!’