I actually feel something in my chest open, a feeling so intense, it’s like my heart’s about to burst. And I just let it. I just let it out.

Traveling isn't something you're good at. It's something you do. Like breathing.

In the middle of L.A.'s sunny non-winter, I need to sit in a dark closet to feel right.

You have to fall in love to be in love, but falling in love isn't the same as being in love

And then Adam Wilde shows up at Carnegie Hall on the biggest night of my career, and it felt like more than a coincidence. It felt like a gift. From them. For my first recital ever, they gave me a cello. And for this one, they gave me you.

I am adrenaline slammed into inertia: a fast car stuck in traffic.

You?' is all I can manage to choke out. 'Always me,' she replies softly, bashfully. 'Who else?