“The bonds of silence and protection run deeper, for the moment, than his trust in me.”

“Where there’s life, there’s hope.”

“Treat me like an angel and I'll be your little devil.”

“With my first & last breath thought of minds soul I will have faith in me.”

“Boys do not long for fathers who will usher them through the gauntlet of psychological disconnect. They long for fathers who have themselves survived intact. Boys do not ache for their father's masculinity. They ache for their fathers' hearts.”

“Happiness means never apologizing for who you are!”

“MARIA. So. How is everyone? Can you hear me? I don't believe in microphones. Singing is first of all about projection. So is speech. People are forgetting how to listen. They want everything blasted at them. Listening takes concentration. If you can't hear me, it's your fault. You're not concentrating.”