Family isn’t something that’s supposed to be static, or set. People marry in, divorce out. They’re born, they die. It’s always evolving, turning into something else.

The worst thing you can do if you miss or need someone is let them know it.

You get what you give, but also what you're willing to take.

The best gifts come from the heart, not the store.

It's okay to accept things from people. It doesn't make you weak or helpless.

funny how a beautiful song could tell such a sad story

You know the minute you stop thinking about it, it'll happen.

Like it takes so little not only to change something, but to make you forget the way it once was, as well.

What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed there, regardless.

Hey, and for what it's worth? Friends don't leave you alone in the woods. Friends are the ones who come and take you out.

Like I, of all people, didn't know better than to lead a total stranger to the point where they could hurt me most, knowing how easily they'd be able to find their way back to it.

There's a stark difference between the words 'prodigy' and 'genius.' Prodigies can very quickly learn what other people have already figured out

What was the point of having a situation worthy of fiction if the protagonist didn't behave as he would have done in a book?

The idea here is simple, if you can dream it, it is possible.

I love video games. I love, love, love them! I also love 'Star Wars.' I wish Jedi was a true religion.

I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In the process, I always tried to maintain my curiosity and spontaneity.

Any man who is not a communist at the age of twenty is a fool. Any man who is still a communist at the age of thirty is an even bigger fool.

The history of life is written in terms of negative entropy.

This thing called thinking, just as you think of it, the more you think of it, the best thinking can be NOT to think of it.

He that is down needs fear no fall.

During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.