I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate.

Loss is the great unifier, the terrible club to which we all eventually belong.

Every person's every action has an effect.

I dream of songs. I dream they fall down through the centuries, from my distant ancestors, and come to me. I dream of lullabies and sea shanties and keening cries and rhythms and stories and backbeats.

I do not believe in terrorism, violence, destruction, murder, pre-emption, or War.

I needed to carve out my own place and find out what I was going to do

I adhere to the religion of art and music and small children.