"I always loved music and I always loved to perform, and that's my favorite part, to perform; my favorite part is not the studio, I can't stand the studio."

“Even if my songs are a bit low-spirited, they make me happy. I become happy when I hear sad songs. When you sing about sad things in a beautiful way, the atmosphere turns upside down”

“When man is with God in awe and love, then he is praying.”

Source : Karl Rahner (1997). “The Need and the Blessing of Prayer”, p.1, Liturgical Press

“Awake. Love. Think. Speak. Be walking trees. Be talking beasts. Be divine waters.”

“Send me flowers while I'm alive. They won't do me a damn bit of good after I'm dead.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Some people need a red carpet rolled out in front of them in order to walk forward into friendship. They can't see the tiny outstretched hands all around them, everywhere, like leaves on trees.”

Source : Miranda July (2008). “No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories”, p.135, Simon and Schuster

“As a child, I didn't know what I didn't have. I'm thankful for the challenges early on in my life because now I have a perspective on the world and kind of know what's important.”

“There is no greater punishment than that of being abandoned to one's self.”

“I credit Podiobooks and the free audio podcasts for helping me develop the audience I needed when I started selling my books in text forms.”