I'm not a lyric writer to make statements. What I enjoy doing is making paintings with lyrics, creating colorful images. I think that's more what entertainment and music should be.

And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.

The words you say never live up to the words in your head.

Be yourself is all that you can do.

And I'm lost behind The words I'll never find And I'm left behind As seasons roll on by

People don't realize how much fun it is to be depressed.

There's something about losing friends, particularly young people, where it's not something that you get over. I don't believe there's a healing process.

She gives the night its dreams.

What do you think Jesus would twitter, 'Let he who is without sin cast the first stone' or 'Has anyone seen Judas? He was here a minute ago.'

Everybody is influenced by someone.

Children should always feel like the adults are living in this world to nurture them, to take care of them, to protect them from any bad thing that might come.

A dog is the most joyful friend that you can have.

Frequent friction when love becomes political.

You have the power to realise your dream. If only you are willing and determined.

what's real within the story is real within the story

I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.

'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury.

Remind yourself of the value of detaching from work that's out of your hands and committing to new work that wants to be born.

Talking about adversity that I've walked through in my own life or hearing an artist talk about their own adversity makes me feel vulnerable.

I am not some preaching farmer with a book under my arm; I am a graduate of Harvard College.

You dare to stand with my enemy? (Stryker) Against you, Father, I’d stand with Mickey Mouse. (Urian)