“I have heard people say that reason leads to agnosticism, but I don't think that is necessarily the case. It was the other way around for me - it led to faith. -Appalachian Melody.”Mark Heard Liner Notes
“I think seeds for doubt can be sown when a Christian is taught a narrow perspective in certain areas, and later, when that teaching is challenged by alternatives, the person panics. -Appalachian Melody.”Mark Heard Liner Notes
“Music is a solace for me now. As I age, contrary to common sense, I am more and more drawn into it and apt to spend more of my waking and some of my sleeping hours thinking about it, or just feeling about it. It is my escape.”Mark Heard Life in the Industry: A Musician's Diary
“I wish sometimes that I just didn't have to think about any of this, and could drone away my life. It would be easier.”Mark Heard Life in the Industry: A Musician's Diary
“Sometimes it seems Christians confuse their human nature with their sinful nature. The former we were created with, the latter we chose. It does us no good to try and escape our humanness and in so doing think we are escaping our sin. -Fingerprint.”Mark Heard Liner Notes