Words cut deeper than knives. A knife can be pulled out, words are embedded into our souls.

If every library is in some sense a reflection of its readers, it is also an image of that which we are not, and cannot be.

Go, wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense weigh thy opinion against Providence.

Hangout with people who respect you. And people who inspire you.

Exactly like everything around us, we are made of the same elements of this earth and are totally dependent on this earth for our sustenance.

I remember as a child I just would copy everyone else's handwriting, and now I have sort of a version of my sister's handwriting. And I feel like - sometimes I feel that way for my voice.

I don't have to compete in the charts. I can just be myself as a musician, a songwriter and play with the musicians that I really love.

The more personal you get, the more universal a story you end up telling.

Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.

You can never say everything you want to say. I feel I had a fair opportunity to explain a lot of the questions.

I just stay away from the news and try and find people around me who are doing positive things and look to them.