“When I was a small boy, old people used to squat down to my eye level and ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, to which my answer was invariably, “a pirate.””

The warlords–of war and peace–destroyed so much, not only what existed, but all those new things that could have existed, if only individuals were left in peace.

Wars–and what is war except crime on a mass scale?–destroy rather than produce.

A boy and a girl started dating after he backed his car into hers.

Sometimes the good fight feels impossible, but I for one, am not giving up.

This music is my heart and soul. This is who I am.” (Adam R. Young, 2006)

Some nights the painful past unexpectedly pushes up through the floorboards like an ugly nightmarish weed, and by doing so

But I guess of those few scenarios, none of them have been like… I’m not married.

“If by chance you ever feel as though you’ve come to know these songs, please consider yourself a friend because in a manner of speaking, you know me.

Yet drenched in the grace and mercy that is found in Jesus Christ, there is strength

They met by accident.

Time. There is much time left and lots of life seasons. There is much to see, to do, and to be.

The vandal that destroys a window causes not only the owner to bear the costs of replacing it,

Like, if I go to a restaurant and I order food, I always just eat one thing at a time.

It’s been very humbling and very cool to see [that at] each show I tend to see more and more kids lock onto the new lyrics and every night they start to sing louder and louder and it’s just been very exciting.

Tie my handlebars to the stars so I stay on track & if my intentions stray I’ll wrench them away,then I’ll take my leave & I won’t even look back

I’m not so talented at planning things out or having schedules before or sticking to the plan per se

There’s magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams and rivers to the sea.

I never think about the downs. Well, only when I get asked during interviews.

Don’t let the bastards get you down.

Its fun for me to go on other folks talk shows. When youve endured the ups and downs and tensions and pitfalls of hosting, being a guest is a piece of angel food.

Ain’t no point in stopping or slowing down. Ain’t like no ‘A’ight, I’m done with this, now take a break,’ you just keep going.

Falling down ain’t falling down, If you don’t cry when you hit the floor, It’s called the past cause I’m getting past, And I ain’t nothing like I was before, You ought to see me now.

Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that’s stripped down.

There’s a destitute side, a breakdown in me. My subversive pursuit to finally be free.