The 'silk' in silkpunk refers not to a source of power, but to an entirely different, expressive technology language.

We are defined by the places we hold in the web of others’ lives.

The truth is not delicate and it does not suffer from denial—the truth only dies when true stories are untold.

The fact that we can never have complete, perfect knowledge does not absolve us of the moral duty to judge and to take a stand against evil.

We are not defined by our individual loneliness, but by the web of relationships in which we’re enmeshed.

Do you see how much power you have when you act without fear?

There is far more happiness in a life that is your own than a life in which you are handed the lines to say and shown the gestures to make. Do not ever be ambitious.

A little self-doubt is a good thing, " said Jia, "but not excessive doubt. Sometimes we live up to the stories others tell about us.

As the wind continued to howl and groan through her decaying body, she began to sing her story.

I've always thought it nonsense to believe something true simply because it was written in a book long ago.

Time's arrow is the loss of fidelity in compression. A sketch, not a photograph. A memory is a re-creation, precious because it is both more and less than the original.

There is nothing good in the devil and there is nothing bad in God and with God all things are possible . And all things are possible to those that believe.

When we forgive, our emotions evolve and reveal the futility of carrying the baggage of anger, antipathy, hostility and hatred. We emerge out of those dark corridors of fear, angst and insecurity.

Love, love, love, says Percy.And hurry as fast as you canalong the shining beach, or the rubble, or the dust.Then, go to sleep.Give up your body heat, your beating heart.Then, trust.

Who would have guessed that the monster of fraud was a democracy?

A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.

It would be crazy for me to come out now talking about selling drugs and doing all this stuff I never did for the sake of A&R or records or trying to keep the street buzz or whatever.

If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.

I use a retouching varnish which is made in France, Libert, and that's all the varnish I use.

What's the furthest corner? Because that's where I want to be, alone with the only thing that I love.

I love comedy. God has given me this platform.