I was always attracted to characters that were in some level of turmoil or suffering because I had so much of that in my own life and I wanted to channel it. I was always into darker things.

I thought my mom's whole purpose was to be my mom. That's how she made me feel.

I like the feeling of feeling my feelings.

We lose things all the time. We lose ourselves every day. We lose our minds occasionally. But it's just a part of life, loss.

Pure memory isn't based on recall but rather involuntary memory that's in your body and your nerves.

Being vulnerable has always been my way of dealing with my grief, from the beginning. Even before I knew I was that way, I cried it out all the time. I expressed my feelings.

If I walk into my house and something is askew, I can't do anything until I fix it. It's so burdensome to live that way.

I want people to think about the connection between mothers and daughters. I like the idea of continuity of life and generations.

Everything is in our cellular level. My mom's is definitely in my cellular memory.

Remember that each light between sunrise and sunset is worth dying for at least once.

The power of a positively programmed subconscious mind is undoubtedly immeasurable.

Justice? -- You get justice in the next world. In this one you have the law.

There are few places you can find silence. Air travel could be the last fortress of solitude.

I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith.

I spent my 30s fixing everything I broke in my 20s.

Gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy.

In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day-or to celebrate each special day.

If you try to observe the precepts, that is not true observation of precepts. When you observe the precepts without trying to observe the precepts, that is true observation of the precepts.

In life you can get a feeling which is part of a person, the same as in the songs. Music is almost our representation of our fantasies and so our songs are representations of our fantasies.