Now I know a refuge never grows from a chin in a hand in a thoughtful pose gotta tend the earth if you want a rose.

- Emily Saliers

Whenever I think about all the things I appreciate in life, I also think about my privileges, as well. Try to keep that all in balance. Gratitude for…

- Emily Saliers

Unjust use of force, strength, and brutality. Those are the forces that make me feel vulnerable.

- Emily Saliers

Falling, falling, falling, falling down. Look yourself in the eye before you drown.

- Emily Saliers

The sweetest part is acting after making a decision.

- Emily Saliers

If life ever stops inspiring us to write, it's time to stop doing what we do.

- Emily Saliers

You have to laugh at yourself, because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't.

- Emily Saliers

Love is selflessness and self-fullness; it can only be known deeply with an open, vulnerable heart.

- Emily Saliers

Music makes me alive in a way that nothing quite does. Good art, good film, good books, good dance. Exhibitions, history. Nature makes me feel alive.…

- Emily Saliers