Here's what I hadn't realized: the mother you haven't seen for almost thirty-six years isn't your mother, she's a stranger. Sharing DNA doesn't make you fast friends. This wasn't a joyous reunion. It was just awkward.

Music therapy, to me, is music performance without the ego. It's not about entertainment as much as its about empathizing. If you can use music to slip past the pain and gather insight into the workings of someone else's mind, you can begin to fix a problem.

People believed what they wanted to believe, no matter what was right in front of their eyes.

I imagine having that sixth sense, the certainty that what I'm looking for is within reach, even if it's still hidden.

My first job was as an assistant in the local library. Self fulfilling prophecy?

In reality, you don’t ever change the hurricane. You just learn how to stay out of its path.

A dutiful mother is someone who follows every step her child makes...And a good mother is someone whose child wants to follow her.