“Punk is an attitude. Hardcore is a lifestyle. the first seeks to subvert society. The second aims to live outside of it.”

“Most of us struggle to get by, confused by what we perceive to be out there, life a series of disappointments and putdowns.”

“Many people succeed when others do not believe in them. But rarely does a person succeed when he does not believe in himself.”

“I like to be perfectly open and sincere, and yet it is impossible to be sincere to all of one's self at once, so for the deepest understanding one must seek those with whom one can be most truly one's self and never be blind to the ineffable drollery of it all.”

“Funny to think that every day you have ever lived is a yesterday, and you will never live one single tomorrow. But then again, every day is a today when you’re living it.”

“...while I am alive, I intend to live.”

“I have always been unsatisfied with life as most people live it. Always I want to live more intensely and richly. why muck and conceal one's true longings and loves, when by speaking of them one might find someone to understand them, and by acting on them one might discover oneself?”