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.

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.

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.

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.

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

My people, we stay indoors. We have keyboards. We have darkness.

There are many new sinners today, but there aren’t any new sins, just the old ones clothed in different rags.

No death, no doom, no anguish can arouse the surpassing despair which flows from a loss of ide

I think doing period piece is easier, because after a certain distance, everybody is equal, I think. The relative contemporary is harder. I think that's the way it is.

Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power - not because they don't see it, but because they see it and they don't want it to exist.

Songwriting is a really fortunate skill to have to frame living and to find new ways to observe things you're going through.

A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon.

Sam,' the girl said. 'Sam.' She was the past present and future. I wanted to answer , but I was broken.

I fight for the man next to me. It don't matter about me, what matters about me is sacrificing for you; for the ultimate goal which is us.

I used to work as a proofreader at Merrill Lynch.