Royal Young's writing is that rare blend of irony and beauty.

Relationships break down, because it's about self. But when you take the "I" out of it and you're like, how can I make them happy, that means sacrifice. I think you have to be prepared to sacrifice, and a lot of people just aren't willing to. You have to give up a piece of yourself. By doing that, you get a greater sense of who you are. When you give something up, you need to fill the space where it used to be, and you understand the landscape in yourself a bit more.

Language is like drinking from one's own reflection in still water. We only take from it what we are at the time.

I didn’t know who she was, but I had this fire inside me for someone I knew existed.

Dreamers conquered the world long ago.

I don’t see the point of truth anymore, it causes just as much heartbreak as lying.

Music helps us understand where we have come from but, more importantly, what has happened to us.