Quotes from Sarah McLachlan

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.

Change and growth is so painful. But it's so necessary for us to evolve.

I don't court paparazzi. I definitely don't like that part of it.

It's a very romantic sentiment, but to think that you would die if you didn't write, well, I would definitely choose to not write and live.

I think... I'm perceived as an everyperson. There is no pedestal. I'm no different from anybody else.

I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I want to give 100 percent to everything.

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

I'll answer anything... I'm brutally honest, actually, which gets me in trouble.

I play piano every day.

There's no reason for anybody to jump out of bushes to take pictures of me. I'm not doing anything exciting.

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.

Having the opportunity to express myself through music has been extremely cathartic for me my entire life.

I've heard myself referred to as a quiet superstar, and I don't quite know what that means.

In a sense, I'm always hearing music of some sort, whether it's people talking or surface noise or whatever, because there is no privacy. So when I'm by myself, I just kind of like to be and reflect, and I can't do that when I'm listening to music. Because it's someone else's reflections, not mine.

Surfing is my passion because I love being active on the water.

Cast me gently into the morning for the night has been unkind.

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 didnt.

I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence.

When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly.

Nature is a perfect example of the harmony between the beautiful and the brutal. You turn over a pretty rock and there are worms writhing underneath.

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.

I've got to live my life the way I feel is right for me. Might not be right for you, but it's right for me.

Trying to force creativity is never good.

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.