“Music, unleashed, can uplift and create and destroy, stripping away pretenses and leaving raw, exposed vulnerability behind.”

“I have felt the highest of Joys and I have felt the true pit of sorrow – all in just thirteen hours.”

“There is no greater treasure than a woman's heart; her true, engrossing feelings making harmony in your life. Like a long-lit song playing in all your days.”

“Take this story to great heart; read through its’ every word; and I hope and pray that in the end, as you enter the last phases of this story, it will move you, touch you profoundly, and guide you to the meaning of True Love.”

“Each of us has a locket which holds our deepest affections… This story is my locket…”

“To be listened to is... a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating... Man clamors for the freedom to express himself and for knowing that he counts.”

“In reality, all men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives trying to create a masterpiece.”