The smell of rain is rich with life.

the present is the merest flicker between the long long time past and the things that haven't yet happened but most assuredly will.

Rain knows the earth and loves it well, for rain is the passion of the earth.

When the fey were worried, it was time to panic.

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible not the invisible.

Commandment #1: Believe in yourself. Commandment #2: Get over yourself.

In life, stress happens when you resist what arises.

Needless to say, you can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them.

Fighters are never who they appear to be

I'm interested in the landscape of the face, the way in which light and shadow fall across the forms. That's really my subject matter.

Spiritual worldliness kills! It kills the soul! It kills the Church!

It makes me feel good. Being a foreigner, (the American fans) they make me feel like I'm a citizen of this country.

I often get ideas for songs on the tour bus at odd times. Like at 6am when no one is around, I'd just write.