"Life's hard. It's supposed to be. If we didn't suffer, we'd never learn anything."

“If everything is noted, all your emotional difficulties will disappear. When you feel happy, don't get involved in happiness. When you feel sad, don't get involved with it. Whatever comes, don't worry, just be aware of it.”

“I'm addicted to acting.”

“It is not from the tall crowded workhouse of prosperity that men first or clearest see the eternal stars of heaven.”

“When I'm alone at home, I really prefer to listen to Wagner's orchestral music rather than any vocal music. I find it illuminating not to have to pay attention to voices in the recordings.”

“Being a songwriter requires versatility while being an artist requires you to create a cohesive body of work. I truly enjoy both.”

“I've seen a lot of people buy my books and then fall asleep on the plane soon afterwards.”

“Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.”

“The rainforest is being cut down at alarming rates, and orangutans are losing their habitats and are being killed, as a result, faster than we can save them, but there is a solution. In Borneo, small parcels of rainforest land can be a lifeline for orangutans so long as they link together protected forests, enabling animals to move safely over greater distances.”

Source : "Katie Cleary, President and Founder of Peace 4 Animals: Get Proactive!". Interview with Barbi Twins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.