I can sit and dissect for hours, and then write 50 songs about. I always find that inspiring.

- Rachael Yamagata

I don't really usually write sort of a cheerleader-type lyric.

- Rachael Yamagata

Everyone is more than what you see on the cover; we all run deep and have our story.

- Rachael Yamagata

In love relationships, there's such intimacy, and the potential to be the most vulnerable and honest and raw with another person. Why can't we have t…

- Rachael Yamagata

I'm addicted to the dynamics of relationships whether they be in love, work, between strangers on the streets, or in the world in general.

- Rachael Yamagata

As I grow older, what I find interesting is that I get experience with pain, different types of pain, and I start to see the lovely hilarity of life.…

- Rachael Yamagata

Pain is a huge gift. It can expand you like nothing else. If you can embrace it and sink into it, you'll get to the point where you can bend and tran…

- Rachael Yamagata

Follow your instincts, and handle all with respect and diplomacy.

- Rachael Yamagata

My own brain. When I get it out of the way, I'm fine.

- Rachael Yamagata