“I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry.”

“I never wanted to be a star, I never wanted to travel far / I only wanted a little bit of love so I could put a little love in my heart / I never wanted to be la-de-da, go to parties ‘avec le bourgeois’ / I only wanted to sing my song well so I could ring a small bell in your heart”

“I listen to the wind, to the wind of my soulWhere I end up, well, I think only God really knows”

“Everything i do is for the pleasure of Allah.”

“Sorry I missed our last session, but I saw my mother and I needed some time to pick myself back up off the floor. You know, it's funny, but the night after I saw her I really wanted to sleep in the closet. I stood outside it for the longest time with my pillow in hand, but I knew opening that door would be going backward, so I lay back down on my bed and conjured up your office in my mind. I told myself I was resting on your couch and you were watching over me. That's how I fell asleep. (324)”

“If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free, be free, cause there's a million ways to be, you know that there are. ”

“Say what you think; think what you mean.”