“Ask yourself if there is any explanation of the mystery of your own life and death.”

“Sing the melody line you hear in your own head. Remember, you don't owe anybody any explanations, you don't owe your parents any explanations, you don't owe your professors any explanations.”

“I think it's important to live life with a knowledge of its mystery, and of your own mystery.”

“Ask yourself for a moment what is really important to you—not by anyone else's definition but your own.”

“View your life with KINDSIGHT. Stop beating yourself up about things from your past. Instead of slapping your forehead and asking, “What was I thinking,” breathe and ask yourself the kinder question, “What was I learning?”

“If you are your own worst enemy, don't do yourself any favors.”

“Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself. ”

“Sitting and writing music on your own makes you think a lot about your life. Who are you? Would you change anything about yourself? This is where it comes from. It is like having a mirror held up in front of you, looking into yourself and asking these questions.”

“to fight for each minute is to
fight for what is possible within
yourself,
so that your life and your death
will not be like
theirs.”

“Someone dying asks if there is life after death. Yes, comes the answer, only not yours.”