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1 " Don't worry mother, it'll be alrightAnd don't worry sister, say your prayers and sleep rightIt'll be fine lover of mineIt'll be just fineLend your voices only to sounds of freedomNo longer lend you strength to that which you wish to be free fromFill your lives with love and braveryAnd you shall lead a live uncommon "
― Jewel , Jewel Spirit
2 " Well in case you failed to notice,In case you failed to see,This is my heart bleeding before you,This is me down on my kneesThese foolish games are tearing me apartYour thoughtless words are breaking my heartYou're breaking my heart "
― Jewel , Pieces of You
3 " The things you fear are undefeatablenot by their nature but by your approach "
― Jewel , A Night Without Armor
4 " The truest treasure is a soul who believes in its own existence "
― Jewel , Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story
5 " It was hard to bear your soul while someone was talking to their friend about a new sweater they bought. "
6 " Betrayal converts our innocence to wisdom if we can let go of pain, bitterness, and fear and create enough self-love and safety for ourselves to allow it to do so. "
7 " I watched love and life play out in a million ways, but one of the best things I learned was this: You don't outrun pain. "
8 " What we believe as human nature in actuality is human habit. "
― Jewel
9 " Reality wins, and I'd rather see the truth than stay in love with a fantasy. "
10 " Being idolized and being torn down felt oddly similar. They both made me feel alone.Friendship and trust should be earned, and when you're famous, people seem to want to give them to you whether you've earned them or not, and it felt dishonest to me. Fame was not real. It was all a projection—fame made me a blank canvas that people projected their love, lust, troubles, self-worth, and desire upon. Fame and power do not change us, they amplify us. "
11 " You have to know what you want to ever be able to have it. "
12 " My hands are small, I knowBut they're not yours, they are my ownBut they're not yours, they are my ownAnd I am never broken "
― Jewel , Hands
13 " This is the best worst time of my life. "
14 " We can't underestimate the value of silence. We need to create ourselves, need to spend time alone. If you don't, you risk not knowing yourself and not realizing your dreams. "
15 " Words can be said easily, but one can't fake actions. "
16 " In the end only kindness matters. "
17 " Dreams last so long, even after you're gone "
18 " True cynics kill themselves. The rest are posers, trying to use clever sarcasm and snarky remarks to hide insecurity and the fear that if they put themselves out there, they will fail. "
19 " So you write to our congressmenWith bleeding pensOf the sorrow withinAnd in return they just sendTickets to the latest Tom Hanks show "
20 " Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds. "
