In time of trouble avert not thy face from hope for the soft marrow abi-deth in the hard bone.

Your love Should never be offered to the mouth of a Stranger, Only to someone Who has the valor and daring To cut pieces of their soul off with a knife Then weave them into a blanket To protect you.

Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.

I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, 'love lifts me.'

I wish I could show you...the astonishing light of your own being.

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

I am in love with every church And mosque And temple And any kind of shrine Because I know it is there That people say the different names Of the One God.

Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

Be kind to your sleeping heart. Take it out into the vast fields of light...And let it breathe.

This place where you are right now, God circled on a map for you.

You yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself.

The girl laughed again. The joy of a caged bird was in her voice.

I just thank God for all of the blessings.

Do us all a favor and toss your mouth overboard.

I'm not a pastor; I've never been on staff at a church.

Nervous energy is the ammunition we take into any mental battle. If you don't have enough of it, your concentration will fade. If you have a surplus, the results will explode.

From labor there shall come forth rest.

It's nice to see you again, Laura." "Thank you, Mrs. T-" "No, no, no. Please, my name is-" "Mud," I suggested. "Mud Barfbag Taylor. Call her Asshat for short." ~Laura, Antonia, Betsy

You are Brilliant and the Earth is Hiring.

I was not going to be a stupid girl singer. I was going to be way more than that.

Sound is a very unruly thing, and you have to really respect that it's going to differ every time you play.