“If I knew what to doI'd do more than write a song for you”

“I write about adversity, I praise adversity, not to be pessimistic, but rather to strengthen myself. The more familiar that you are with it, the less likely you are to have a breakdown when it occurs. You become more reflective of its purpose, you understand God's reason for it, and are then able to make the best of everything that you are handed. The darkness is only frightening after constant sunshine.”

“Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external.”

“When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by what has already been said and done. All your hope in life starts to depend on your craft, so you try to perfect it. One reason I stay isolated more than the average person is to keep my creativity as fierce as possible. Being the odd one out may have its temporary disadvantages, but more importantly, it has its permanent advantages.”

“There's nothing more contagious than the laughter of young children; it doesn't even have to matter what they're laughing about.”

“I think there is a song out there to describe just about any situation.”

“At first, they'll only dislike what you say, but the more correct you start sounding the more they'll dislike you.”