“Two would actually do it- two magic words that could replace all the religions in the world- two wonderful words that embrace all the powers and all of the energy we need to survive with each other and with our planet and with all the world's living creatures- don't hurt.” WorldNeedsTwoEnergyHurtWonderfulMagicPlanetsCreaturesEmbraceOur PlanetLiving CreaturesMagic Words Author:Roger Caras
“The music certainly plays a major role. You can be free enough to comfort each other, to touch each other, to embrace each other, to engage each other, to not be afraid of each other. The music certainly has that very strong element. Go back to folk songs, gospel, jazz, and spirituals. See, all of that came out of tremendous pain and hurt, rejection, loss, alienation, and abandonment. What I'm doing is I'm expressing my pain and hope at the same time.” EnoughPainSongStrongHurtLossComfortEmbraceJazzRejectionVery StrongAlienationAbandonment Author:Cecil Williams
“I have my own demons, my own pain and darkness, but I choose to embrace them and look at them head-on and deal with them. Then it doesn't hurt, and you learn from it.” PainHurtDarknessEmbraceDemon Author:Evan Rachel Wood