Quotes from Christina Perri

Music has been my everything since day one. It's been my shoulder to cry on, my rock and my best friend.

You're gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul

Yes, my first memory of singing, in general, was of a Christmas song. And then listening to Christmas music was really the first music I was ever connected to.

If you could envision... the meaning of a tragedy... you might be surprised to hear, its you and me.

Learning to let things go is key for a good quality of living.

In real life, I'm such a dorky, happy person. I express myself in three ways: I talk a lot, I write songs and I get tattoos.

I was kind of an outcast in school 'cause I always kept to myself and was writing poetry and then going on tour with my brother band all the time, so kids didn't know what to make of me.

My earliest memories as a child are listening to Beatles records, and they are a big part of how I've learned to write pop songs.

It felt very natural to me to write a Christmas song, but at the same time I had to really put all sorts of pressure aside and just let the creativity flow and see what came out.

Don't count the miles, count the I love you's!

I'm a total protein shake junkie nerd. I get creative every morning - you never know what you're gonna get in my shake... fruit? Peanut butter? Ice-cream?

And all along I believed I would find you. Time has brought your heart to me. I have loved you for a thousand years. I'll love you for a thousand more.

You need to love yourself and be yourself one hundred percent before you can actually love someone else.

Everything around me inspires and influences me. Mainly love - falling in it, losing it, loving it and hating it.

I took time off from school and traveled to Italy when I was 19, living with my extended family members. I must have slept in 30 different houses those months, taken in by people who'd never even met me.

How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?

like a soulmate he's your penguin

"I have died every day waiting for you Darling, don't be afraid I have loved you For a thousand years I'll love you for a thousand more."

I'm a total protein shake junkie nerd. I get creative every morning - you never know what you're gonna get in my shake... fruit? Peanut butter? Ice-cream?

It felt very natural to me to write a Christmas song, but at the same time I had to really put all sorts of pressure aside and just let the creativity flow and see what came out.

Yes, my first memory of singing, in general, was of a Christmas song. And then listening to Christmas music was really the first music I was ever connected to.

You're gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul

I was kind of an outcast in school 'cause I always kept to myself and was writing poetry and then going on tour with my brother band all the time, so kids didn't know what to make of me.

And who do you think you are? Running 'round leaving scars, collecting your jar of hearts, And tearing love apart...Your gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul.