It was only natural to want to destroy something you could never have.

She would be half a planet away, floating in a turquoise sea, dancing by moonlight to flamenco guitar.

The phoenix must burn to emerge.

I know it feels like you have all these options and when you make a decision, you lose a world of possibilities. But the reality is, until you make a decision, you have nothing at all.

Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In life, knowledge of poisons is essential. I've told you, nobody becomes an artist unless they have to.

Their love as a dragonfly, skimming over echo park, stoppin to visit the lotus. Eating dreams and drinking blue sky.

How right that the body changed over time, becoming a gallery of scars, a canvas of experience, a testament to life and one's capacity to endure it.

It's such a liability to love another person.

Find someone who will tremble for your touch, someone whose fingers are a poem.

Memory is the fourth dimension to any landscape.

Beauty was empty as a gourd, vain as a parakeet. But it had power. It smelled of musk and oranges and made you close your eyes in a prayer.

Shoulders are from God, and burdens too.

Life is a glorious opportunity if it is used to condition us for eternity.

Even the best buzz wears off, and you wake up more trapped than the day before.

I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.

Shakira is a talented singer, and I am a huge fan of her.

Bloodthirsty little beasts. Never trust a duck.- William Herondale

Trade is a social act.

There is no red tapism in my state, only red carpet.

If someone sends you a love letter you've got to answer back.

Misery loves company, and madness calls it forth.