My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn't happen, none of this is worth it.

On my own I generally have very messy hair, wear jeans and sneakers.

Being part of the natural world reminds me that innocence isn't ever lost completely; we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it.

I love playing big rooms. There's nothing like it. It's a power trip.

In the end only kindness matters.

I may not be able to pull on the smallest of holds, but those I can pull on I can pull on all day long.

Live your life with love and bravery and you shall lead a life uncommon.

I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state, you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you.

I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.

Reality is what you believe it to be. It's what you put your thought and energy into, because your hands physically manifest thought. So your world becomes what you feel and what you think.

I don't see the world unless I see it in ink.

The splendid thingabout falling apartsilently...is thatyou can start overas many timesas you like.

True service is when you serve others without expecting anything in return

Dreaming pleasantly is spiritual.

When we are sad—at least I am like this—it can be comforting to cling to familiar objects, to the things that don't change.

Mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults that we would like. It's the only way we grow.

Saint Laurent has excellent taste. The more he copies me, the better taste he displays. - Coco Chanel

She came to me like an angelTried to change meBut a dog will always be a dogI didn't changeThings got worseLost herMaybe I will move on but its very hard to forget all the memories we made.

As a whole forest becomes fragrant by the existence of a single tree with sweet-smelling blossoms in it, so a family becomes famous by the birth of a virtuous son.

It's not the burden of your mate or anyone else to heal your emotional issues.

I used to dream about escaping my ordinary life, but my life was never ordinary. I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was.