So many more cycles of elation of the first kiss, and devastation when it's over.

That is all I want in life: for this pain to seem purposeful.

I start to get the feeling that something is really wrong.

Everything's plastic, we're all going to die sooner or later, so what does it matter.

I admire Bruce Springsteen because he's a heroic person who has lots of integrity and has this incredible body of work that is so vital.

Depression is about as close as you get to somewhere between dead and alive, and it's the worst.

...occasionally I wished I could walk through a picture window and have the sharp, broken shards slash me to ribbons so I would finally look like I felt.

homesickness is just a state of mind for me. i'm always missing someone or someplace or something, i'm always trying to get back to some imaginary somewhere. my life has been one long longing.

Insanity is knowing that what you're doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can't stop it.

The voices in my head, which I used to think were just passing through, seem to have taken up residence.

In life, single women are the most vulnerable adults. In movies, they are given imaginary power.

If I look at the mass I will never act.

In another land there is gloryIn another land there is happinessIn another land we all get alongIn another land we will stand with others

Tears do not signal your weakness. Tears testify that you are alive.

I have always been drawn to percussion and drums, to bass and piano, in music much more then I am drawn to the guitar and the other lead instruments.

Reason: The arithmetic of the emotions.

A real entrepreneurs who do not need protection nets underneath

My mother always texts me saying 'Fighting! Do well, my handsome son!'.

In fact, a lot of critics seemed to consider R.E.M. the first American music since the '60s to break out on its own and develop a stand-alone sound.

Two things Florida can teach the other 49 states: how to make a good margarita and how to deal with the aftermath of a hurricane.