I think songwriting is the ultimate form of being able to make anything that happens in your life productive.

I'm captivated by you, baby, like a firework show.

I'm shining like fireworks over your sad, empty town

you're an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurry

You are the only one who gets to decide what you will be remembered for.

Believe in everything you do. Believe in your mistakes and grow from them.

No matter how bad your day is, just be grateful this day is added to your life.

I still love writing in my journal and wearing sparkly dresses and looking at old chandeliers.

People are going to judge you anyway, so you might as well do what you want.

I think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore.

I wish all teenagers can filter through songs instead of turning to drugs and alcohol.

In my experience, it is always worth it to find the love that lives inside you. No matter how deep you have to dig sometimes.

Nothingwould beeasier withoutyou, because youare everything, all of it-sprinkles, quarks, giantdonuts, eggs sunny-side up-youare the ever-expandinguniverseto me.

sooner or later the universe usually provides lessons of humility to those who need it the most.

Word gets around when the circus comes to town, don't it?

I'm only this far, and only tomorrow leads my way.

I am a closet metal fan.

The tough thing about a campaign being over is, you lose your enemy.

Empathy gives you the ability to enjoy another person's pain.

Aromatherapy conveys the concept of healing with aromatic substances.

I'm not a preacher, but I preach. I'm not a Buddhist, but I chant. I'm not race theorist, but I have questions and ponderances around the complexities of race and class and culture wherever I am.