"It is with pain that I read of the dire effects of my book upon the minds of young girls."

“Music is a lens through which to see who we are. Every phrase of every piece of music is trying to tell a story.”

“The quickness and flexibility of a well mind, a belief or hope that things will eventually sort themselves out-these are the resources lost to a person when the brain is ill.”

“Be like a sponge when it comes to each new experience. If you want to be able to express it well, you must first be able to absorb it well.”

“Apology is the most courageous gesture we can make to ourselves.”

Source : John Kador (2009). “Effective Apology: Mending Fences, Building Bridges, and Restoring Trust”, p.3, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

“Unicef wants to encourage a sense of stability for a child.”

“Never be possessive. If a female friend lets on that she is going out with another man, be kind and understanding. If she says she would like to go out with the Dallas Cowboys, including the coaching staff, the same rule applies.”

“My dad was just a big Joseph Campbell nut.”

“Every culture, if its natural development is not too much affected by political restrictions, experiences a perpetual renewal of the formative urge, and out of that comes an ever growing diversity of creative activity. Every successful piece of work stirs the desire for greater perfection and deeper inspiration; each new form becomes the herald of new possibilities of development.”

Source : Rudolf Rocker (2004). “Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice”, p.17, AK Press