you can get past a mistake, but it's much harder to get past being a cruel person.

At one time it really felt like forever might happen for us.

a life without dreams, is like a bird without wings

Is there not a terrible hollowness, mockery, want, craving, in that existence which is given away to others, for want of something of your own to bestow it on?

I never thought I'd refer to myself as a hot mess.

Proactively, and creatively, persist - day in and day out.

We do not know what really good or bad fortune is.

I think that the most exciting thing is to find a tool, like an art, with an opportunity to share. Real roots come from everywhere in the world. Why call is congress? Because it is a congress.

Whether you like it or not, the last few years I'd be the first one to tell you I haven't been the Pedro Martinez that I'm used to being.

Worse than despair, Worse than the bitterness of death, is hope.

The Preacher, the Politicain, the Teacher, Were each of them once a kiddie. A child, indeed, is a wonderful creature. Do I want one? God Forbiddie!

Every person you see has stories, and every person you see has a few that would break your heart. We deserve each other's respect simply because we've survived all we have and kept going anyway.