Here's a thread I never tire of; the lines that spring to mind first tend to 
be from Hejira, viz:

Pawn shops glitter like gold tooth caps
In the grey decay
They chew the last few dollars off old Beale Street's carcass
Carrion and mercy

And:

In the church they light the candles
And the wax rolls down like tears
There is the hope and hopelessness I've witnessed thirty years

And:

A thousand glass eyes were staring
In a cellar full of antique dolls

And yes, it is my favourite album, to answer the other question.

Azeem in London

PS I also love those lines from A Case Of You which have been cited on the 
list, and remember snorting with derision at Brian Hinton's complete 
inability to grasp them in his much maligned book.

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