“Circumstances shape who we are and who we become. I believe that. But I also believe we have choices. There are always choices.”

“I see you.The real you.The you who fillips a coin, hoping to understandhow fate works:this choice or that choice,ultimately leaving youno choice at all.The you who smilesand tries to be happybecause that’s what people want you to be.”

“What I believe is that lifeis music and fabulous foliage,but it's also cancer and wars. That's just how it is. Maybe God could do better. But shit, so could we. ”

“We have a lot of questions, and we want to understand.Music helps with that .Music helps with everything.”

“Its like i was a garden salad with a light vinaigrette and Jackson was a platter of seafood Cajun pasta.Alone we were good.Together we were fantastic.”

“We don't talk. We just swing. There is comfort in the act of swinging. True, unexpected comfort.”

“Who do I get the feelingthis boy islost at sea? Just like me?”