"I've learned that memories can have a physical, almost living presence."

“So often I have felt alone in my journey, yet I've been afraid to let anyone see my fear and weakness.”

“My junior year, I was in a play at school and five days before opening night, I still didn't know my lines. Opening night was a disaster. I was so embarrassed. The director made me work backstage for the rest of the performance.”

Source : "When I Was 17: Katie Leclerc" by Emily Laurence, www.seventeen.com. May 26, 2012.

“Nature is as it is because this is the only possible nature consistent with itself.”

“Taking responsibility as a co-creator with God presupposes a basic understanding of how creation works.”

Source : Carl Johan Calleman (2004). “The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness”, p.105, Simon and Schuster

“When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.”

“I'll never feel as comfortable singing as I do playing. The mandolin is my real voice. My actual voice is sort of my secondary voice, but I love to do it and I love giving people relief from playing with a little bit of singing.”

Source : "Conversation: Chris Thile and the Goat Rodeo Sessions". "PBS NewsHour" with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. May 25, 2012.

“(The mind's) dynamics transcend the time and space of brain physiology.”

“Listen to what you know instead of what you fear.”