„Do it or don't. It's amazing how many things in life are that easy.“

—  Henry Rollins

„You don't make me feel like you used to.
That's why I'm leaving
That's why people leave each other
They come to their senses and get selfish again.“

—  Henry Rollins

Zdroj: See A Grown Man Cry/Now Watch Him Die

„If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will write in blood on forgotten walls. I will write always. I will capture nights all over the world and bring them to you.“

—  Henry Rollins

Do I Come Here Often

„Love heals scars love left“

—  Henry Rollins

Zdroj: The Portable Henry Rollins

„Knowledge without Mileage is bullshit to me.“

—  Henry Rollins

Provoked with Henry Rollins, House of Blues, New Orleans, September 21, 2007

„I get tired of talking when I want to be silent.“

—  Henry Rollins

Zdroj: The Portable Henry Rollins

„I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.“

—  Henry Rollins

„Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.“

—  Henry Rollins

„When life hands you a lemon, say "Oh yeah, I like lemons. What else you got?“

—  Henry Rollins

The Boxed Life

„Respect is not a one way street“

—  Henry Rollins

„Nothing brings people together more than mutual hatred.“

—  Henry Rollins

„Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner
but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own“

—  Henry Rollins

Varianta: Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but i feel more lonely in a crowded room with boring people then i feel on my owm.

„Best not to mix the past with the present. The present paints the past with gold. The past paints the present with lead.“

—  Henry Rollins

„When she comes
She pulls you close
She breathes in short bursts
Her eyes close
Her head tilts back
Her mouth opens slightly
Her thighs turn to steel, and then melt
She is perfect
And you feel like you are everything.“

—  Henry Rollins

Zdroj: The Portable Henry Rollins

„I could fall in love with a cruel desert that kills without passion, a canyon full of scorpions, one thousand blinding arctic storms, a century sealed in a cave, a river of molten salt flowing down my throat. But never with you.“

—  Henry Rollins

Zdroj: Solipsist

„I will do my best to dodge tonight's depression
Hide in sleep
Damage myself in dreams
Wake up older, slightly more used.“

—  Henry Rollins

Zdroj: See A Grown Man Cry/Now Watch Him Die

„My love is a thousand French poets puking black blood on your Cure CD collection.“

—  Henry Rollins

Zdroj: Eye Scream

„I know you’ll never love me but maybe you’ll stay for awhile.“

—  Henry Rollins

Zdroj: Solipsist

„It's hard to get along with people. As much as you try to like them and accept them as individuals, it becomes difficult because they keep getting out of line and wasting your time.“

—  Henry Rollins