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“My past (and sometimes my present) struggles offer plenty of feelings to mine for my songs. At the same time, I don't want to dwell in sadness or anxiety for the sake of my music. What I've come to accept is that great art doesn't come from wallowing in the negativity nor from attaining some mythical tranquility. The best art, for me anyway, arises from the PURSUIT of happiness. It's a difficult balance between the sadness and anger of my past and the struggle to live a happier life.”

“Maybe the lawyer could get your divorce dealt with in another county." "A change of venue for a divorce? You watch too much television." "And you have way too little faith in God." I rolled my eyes. "That's a leap. How did we get all the way to my faith?" "I'm not wrong. It's been more than a week since you received that email with that pitiful offer. Call your attorney and stop acting like you don't have any power." Hope didn't give me a second to say a thing. "Losing everything to him will only give you something else to mope about. You already have a long list.”

“Bill Wilson’s experience normalized the idea that a spiritual awakening could happen outside of traditional religion. AA meetings became sacred spaces for raw vulnerability, confession, and spiritual transformation—without clergy, sacraments, or hierarchy. Bill’s white light moment shattered the funhouse. It didn’t make him holy; it made him honest.”