Sarah McLachlan Quotes

Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.

Once there was a darkness, a deep and endless night, you gave me everything you had and oh, you gave me light

I'm so tired, but I can't sleep. Standing on the edge of something much too deep.

I've heard myself referred to as a quiet superstar, and I don't quite know what that means.

I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what's going to happen next.

We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself.

I threw bitter tears at the ocean, but all that came back was the tide.

I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.

Trying to force creativity is never good.

We try to create this interesting appearance to make ourselves feel better about ourselves.

Theres beauty everywhere. There are amazing things happening everywhere, you just have to be able to open your eyes and witness it. Some days, thats harder than others.

Music gave me a sense that I was worthwhile and that I had something of value to offer the world even though everybody was telling me that I didnt.

You made my world stand still, and in that stillness, there was a freedom I never felt before.

I'm not a media darling. I'm not on the cover of all these magazines. I just quietly do my thing.

My love, you know you are my best friend . You know that I'd do anything for you, and my love, let nothing come between us. My love for you is strong and true.

You pick me up and brush me off and tell me I'm okay, sometimes that's just what we need to get us through the day.

The more we take the less we become, the fortune of one man means less for some.

Deadlines are meant to be broken. And I just keep breaking them.

If I cried me a river of all my confessions, would I drown in my shallow regret?

I love [that] you smile at me, I love the way your hands reach out and hold me near... I believe this is heaven to no one else but me.

I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence.

People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something.

Time is a beautiful thing. It's like when you meet an old lover on the street six years later and they don't look so ugly anymore.

It's an amazing luxury to say I'm 31 years old and I'm gonna take a year off. That's pretty amazing.

I don't court paparazzi. I definitely don't like that part of it.

If you love large, you've got to hurt large. If you've got a lot of light, you've probably got an equal amount of darkness.

You're in the arms of the Angels; may you find some comfort here.

I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind.

I'm not one to sit and wallow - I would rather figure out a way around so I can move past it and be at peace with things. I don't like bad feelings gnawing away at me.

I pull you from your tower, take away your pain. Show you all the beauty you possess, if you only let yourself believe.

I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to go crazy. I don't party like I used to

I believe this is Heaven to no one else but me.

I don't tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it.

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.

Water is very forgiving. Everything lifts in water

I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else

And it's hard at the end of the day

Your love is better than chocolate. Better than anything else that I've tried.

I will rememeber you. Will you remember me? Don't let your life pass you by and don't forget all your memories.

When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly.

It's easier to believe in this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness, that brings me to my knees.

Every time I'm close to you, there's too much I can't say, and you just walk away. And I forgot to tell you I love you.

Change and growth is so painful. But it's so necessary for us to evolve.

We are in an age of technology where we sit in our little cubicles and we IM each other and Skype each other and never connect as human beings.

Coming to terms with the fact that my marriage was a failure was devastating and very difficult.

You speak to me in riddles, you speak to me in rhymes, my body aches to breathe your breath, your word keeps me alive.

In the arms of the angel, fly away from here....you are pulled from the wreckage, of your silent reverie, you're in the arms of the angel, may you find some comfort here.

I think I've become a much better singer and a much better player. Years and years of playing a couple of hours every day will do that.

I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose more of myself than I should.

Hold on...Hold on to yourself. This is going to hurt like hell.