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.

I didn't want to talk about what happened, so it seemed safest not to talk at all.

I would have thought this would make me feel better.. getting to be the one to leave and not the one left behind. But it didn't. Not at all.

Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place.

How weird was it that so many bits and pieces, all diverse, could make something whole. Something with potential. 'Perfect.

Sometimes really, really bad things happen to people, and there is no explanation and no reason whatsoever.

The bottom line is, what defines you isn't how many times you crash, but the number of times you get back on the bike. As long as it's one more. you're all good.