These were people who hunted for a way to erase the haunted, malnourished gaze from their souls and replace it with their faith in freedom and safety.

The walls that caged me were not of this world, but were within my mind.

The melodious song mesmerized me and cloaked my soul in a most liberating embrace I had never known. The emotion enveloped me, and smothered the emptiness.

In that smooth fortress of glass, I caught a glimpse of my corruption gripping steel, which before I had thought of as my salvation, but now represented my obliteration.

Sense howEven the smooth stones acheWith stories of their ownIn the shuddering light of day.

I am discovering that I can live far better without cynicism than I can without trust.

The people dreamed and fought and slept as much as ever. And by habit they shortened their thoughts so that they would not wander out into the darkness beyond tomorrow.

Well I do find the beauty in animals. I find beauty everywhere. I find beauty in my garden.

I'm not a super emotional person, so that's one reason I love acting - it makes me deal with myself in that kind of way.

Erykah Badu projects don't even sound like Erykah Badu projects. I don't even have one album that sounds like another one of my albums.

My wife Mariana is a good photographer too and, like me, she just picks up a camera and takes a picture when she sees something, rather than looking too deeply into it.

The singer alone does not make a song, there has to be someone who hears. -Broken Song

Thirst drove me down to the water where I drank the moon's reflection.

I just love to put a hurt on evil things. (Katra)