“Shutting your eyes to reality does not keep you in the dark, it makes you a monster.”

“If they knew how much you kept inside to keep from hurting them, but hurting yourself instead, maybe they’d love you more.”

“The thing about oppression is this: when you hold someone down, you, too, have to be there to make sure they don't move.”

“Waking up in a room with no natural light does something to a man. no windows. I’m almost afraid to die. I fear my soul won’t make it out.”

“The right people make you realize fame and fortune is cool, but small moments of pure freedom is better.”

“You will either profit by or pay for what your children become. raise them properly.”

“as an artist, one of the toughest things to do is getting someone to understand why you think the way you think. And as much as i don't wanna care what they think about my thinking, it comes down to making them understand or watching them leave.”