I think that critiquing the myths of our society and helping people find their way through them is a very important thing. It's a theme that goes through all of my work.

We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.

There are two questions a man must ask himself: The first is 'Where am I going?' and the second is 'Who will go with me?' If you ever get these questions in the wrong order you are in trouble.

To love is to return to a home we never left, to remember who we are.

The best practice is to follow the advice posted on every railroad crossing: Stop. Look. Listen.

Compassion begins with the acknowledgment of the single inescapable truth that is the foundation for the possibility of love between human beings - an awareness of the tragic sense of life.

Trust what moves you most deeply.

Down to earth advice about the path that leads away from the kingdom of the hollow men.

The sacred is discovered in what moves and touches us, in what makes us tremble.

To be on a quest is nothing more or less than to become an asker of questions.

The more you become a connoisseur of gratitude, the less you are a victim of resentment, depression, and despair.

Live today. You never know when tomorrow will be a day too late.

The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness.

I don't see myself being an actress forever.

There are different wells within your heart. Some fill with each good rain, Others are far too deep for that.

Thinking does not lead to truth; truth is the beginning of thought.

Sleep is still difficult I sleep for three or four hours a day. Usually sometime in the afternoon. I walk in the cold, keep myself numb. I cry less, and less." (James Frey, pg.88)

There is something wonderful about singing and writing music, I think there is something special about creativity and the ability humans have in that area.

Miss Searle had always considered boredom an intellectual defeat.

As a singer, the biggest joy I have are the arrangements.

Grant me that I may not be a coward, feeling your mercy in my success alone; but let me find the grasp of your hand in my failure.