227 Quotes by Sarah McLachlan

I’ve never done heroin, but I totally understood what would drive people to that distraction-to need that so much.

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.

It’s a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact.

If you only try to please others, you’re going to resent those people you’re trying to please; the ones who are often closest to you. If you choose a path that you yourself want to take, then you’re going to be much kinder to the people in your life.

I’m really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind.

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.

And it’s hard at the end of the day.

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

I think sometimes all you need is to hear someone else say the same thing that you’re going through to realize that you’re not alone. I try to put some sense of hope into the songs, into whatever the situation is so that it’s not just dirt, drudgery and a life of misery.