I used to be embarrassed by my mom, but now I know what she is-she's a hero.

I just think about how saying that you love someone can make your heart feel like some sort of brownie sundae, warm, gooey, sweet and good.

We all live with our losses. We don't want to, but we can

You know, life fractures us all into little pieces. It harms us, but it's how we glue those fractures back together that make us stronger.

Home is where the heart is.

I like a lot of things that aren't good for me.

The ending has to fit. The ending has to matter, and make sense. I could care less about whether it's happy or sad or atomic. The ending is the place where you go, “Aha. Of course. That's right.”

It's hard to save the world when you can't save yourself

Losing people you love affects you. It is buried inside of you and becomes this big, deep hole of ache. It doesn't magically go away, even when you stop officially mourning.

It's a lot easier to understand things once you name them. It's the unknown that mostly freaks me out. I don't know the name of that fear, but I know I've got it, the fear of the unknown.

What we do, our choices, that's what defines us

Every time I close my eyes, it's like a dark paradise. No one compares to you, but there's no you, except in my dreams tonight

Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again.

Amateurs look for inspiration the rest of us just get up and go to work.

When you're feeling lonelyand no one is aroundRemember to look inside yourselfand a best friend will be found

Vampires, real vampires, didn't nibble on the necks of nubile young virgins. They tore people to pieces and sucked the blood out of the chunks.

It is self-evident that at sixty-five a man has done all that he is fit to do.

Whatever you attempt, go at it with spirit.

Innocence is lucky if it finds the same protection as guilt

I always hung around older dudes. I feel like I was more wise and I just had more knowledge of what was going on.

I'm a strong advocate for music. I think guitars are wonderful.