Reality spilled out into the alley like water from an overfilled bowl - as sound, as smell, as image, as plea, as response.

Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade.

The better you were able to imagine what you wanted to imagine, the farther you could flee from reality.

A person’s destiny is something you look back at afterwards, not something to be known in advance.

We were young, and we had no need for prophecies. Just living was itself an act of prophecy.

Spending plenty of time on something can be the most sophisticated form of revenge.

The passage of time will usually extract the venom of most things and render them harmless

Living like an empty shell is not really living, no matter how many years it may go on. The heart and flesh of an empty shell give birth to nothing more than the life of an empty shell.

When you are used to the kind of life -of never getting anything you want- you stop knowing what it is you want.

I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. But it was not until much later that I was able to get any real sleep. In a place far away from anyone or anywhere, I drifted off for a moment.

Snow floated down every once in a while, but it was frail snow, like a memory fading into the distance.

I learn everyday what it means to love myself, and I'm constantly figuring out what makes me feel empowered.

Children will listen to anything elders say to survive, and if you grew up without an elder telling you there was a god, what did your parents say to you?

The work that we do is so tricky because it rests on our shoulders, but it's also collaborative and part of it is trusting the people that you're working with.

My taste in music originates from my culture and heritage, and from traveling the world and listening to all kinds of fun sounds and bits.

The moon's a powerful mistress. She can reach through any wall or covering and work her wicked charms.

Why can't we just be nice? It's like, we grow up, and then we get right back into high school.

Be sensitive to your mistakes. Put it on the wall for a couple of weeks. It may be that you can learn more from the study of your own work than from others.

Challenge yourself; it’s the only path which leads to growth.

Don't be so scared of dying that you stop living.

I don't think one can question MS' leadership.