Music is a total constant. That's why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in your or the world, that one song says the same, just like that moment.

The fate of your heart is your choice and no one else gets a vote

You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lose your way in the first place.

nothing is guaranteed.... So don't be afraid. Be alive.

And so we stood there in the kitchen, my mother and I, facing off over everything that had built up since June, when I was willing to hand myself over free and clear. Now I needed her to return it all to me, with the faith that I could make my own way.

You bought me some forks. And knives. And spoons. Because you love me!

It's so easy to get caught up in what people expect of you. Sometimes, you can just lose yourself.