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" I like the idea that we build up these walls or rules or laws to maintain our reality, and when they fall away, you're left with a whole bunch of illusions. Smoke and mirrors. "

Sarah McLachlan

Walls

Reality

Fall

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Failure

Myself

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" I've been a fan of old country music, like Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline. I think I'm drawn to it because of the sense of sadness and sort of loss that a lot of good old country music has. "

" I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible. "

" Running is very rhythmic, and I have written a lot of lyrics while out running. It's a very musical exercise, and sometimes I like to sing when I run. Your whole body is doing the same thing. "

" I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose more of myself than I should. "

Sarah McLachlan

Road

Out

" On becoming a mother, I sort of feel like every kid is my kid. I really do get that sense in a much more profound way that we all are a global community and we all have to band to try and give the children of our this generation whatever tools we can to go out into this world and try and make it a better place. "

" I've always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it. "

Sarah McLachlan

Lucky

Been

" Music gave me a sense that I was worthwhile and that I had something of value to offer the world even though everybody was telling me that I didn't. "

" If you love large, you've got to hurt large. If you've got a lot of light, you've probably got an equal amount of darkness. "

" Music is very nebulous, and you can conjure up a lot of moods with music. But lyrics - they're a lot more tangible. They're much more specific. And you want to say something meaningful and creative and artistic and that tells a story and that takes people someplace else. "

" I don't think about what other people want from me. "

Sarah McLachlan

Want

Think

" I was very awkward as a kid. I was a square trying to fit into a circle and it never worked for me. The harder I tried, the harder I fell. For some reason I was a real target and I got beat up and called names. "

" I'm not one to sit and wallow - I would rather figure out a way around so I can move past it and be at peace with things. I don't like bad feelings gnawing away at me. "

" My music and my lyrics are essentially emotional postcards. "

" Half the bloody world is going through a divorce; more than that are having children. All of us have parents who are dying or have died. It's just the life cycle. "

" I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless. "

" I have the ability, no matter what's going on in my life, to find something - my cup is always half full. "

" 'Time after Time' is one of the best pop songs ever written, in my opinion. It's an incredible, beautiful, timeless song. "

" I'm not a media darling. I'm not on the cover of all these magazines. I just quietly do my thing. "

" I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to go crazy. I don't party like I used to. "

" A big part of my love and passion for making music is playing it live. "

" I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what's going to happen next. "

Sarah McLachlan

Nothing