Joe

“To all of the songs like windows, open just enough for us to make our escape, and to all of the songs like windows, closed and clear enough in a dim light to see our own reflection and be reminded of who we are.”
― Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back

“Defining one's true self is not so simple. It may be impossible. We inhabit many different versions of a changing self. The suggestion to "be yourself" may be too general to be of much use.

There's being yourself as an artist, being yourself with your family, being yourself at work, and being yourself with friends. Being yourself in times of crisis, or in times of peace. And being yourself for yourself when by yourself.”
― Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

“We've all spent time imagining ourselves inhabiting the bodies of our childhood heroes, like avatars in a way, and it's thrilling. But at some point, it's time to put those urges to rest. After all, those bodies are already being used by their original owners.”
― David Byrne, How Music Works

“Dawn rose, like a jerk.”
― Zach Weinersmith, Bea Wolf