I had no answers to any of those questions any more than any other performer did, really. But, you know, that didn't stop the press or people or whoe… - Bob Dylan

Well, I’ve been to London and I’ve been to gay Paris
I’ve followed the river and I got to the sea
I’ve been down on the bottom of a world full of lies
I ain’t looking for nothing in anyone’s eyes
Sometimes my burden seems more than I can bear
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

I was born here and I’ll die here against my will
I know it looks like I’m moving, but I’m standing still
Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb
I can’t even remember what it was I came here to get away from
Don’t even hear a murmur of a prayer
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

-Bob Dylan, “Not Dark Yet” (1997)

"Remember, Robert, in life anything can happen. Even if you don't have all the things you want, be grateful for the things you don't have that you don't want.
- "Father

My so-called friends have fallen under a spell: they look me squarely in the eye and say, "Well; all is well."