They [his ‘Street Scene’

They [his ‘Street Scene’ paintings and drawings,he made in Berlin] originated in the years 1911-14, in one of the loneliest times of my life, during which an agonizing restlessness drove me out onto the streets day and night, which were filled with people and cars. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

To live is so

To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. Emily Dickinson

At difficult times of

At difficult times of my life, books have been an incredible comfort. When I was 12, I changed schools and my parents split up. It was then that I became addicted to reading. A great writer can attach themselves to your mind and heart, and you feel you understand the world better. As long as … Read more

It\\’s only when we

It’s only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth – and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Sometimes people will request

Sometimes people will request a song I haven’t played in a while and I’ll play it and singing the lyrics will mean something different to me as a 35 year-old person than they did when I was 25. I know I’m still that person who wrote it and thought I knew what I meant when … Read more