“Money and beauty are defenses against the sorrows of this world but neither can undo the past. Only time will conquer time. The way forward is the only way back to innocence and to peace.”

“[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are heavy cannot look at the light.”

“I didn’t drink because I knew that if I jumped into a bottle, I’d pull the cork in after me.”

“Let the rain wash away all of your sorrows, and fears.And let the thunder scare away all of your demons.And let the lightning show you the way to salvation.”