I don't know who my dad is. Mary Gauthier More Quotes by Mary Gauthier More Quotes From Mary Gauthier The process of grief has a beginning a middle and an end. The hard part is holding on in the middle. You can hold on. There's transformation happening in these times bringing you to a new place. It's a place you can only get to through the pain. Mary Gauthier transformationpaingrief That's the reality in the Catholic Church today You don't want to build something that will be OK for now, when you know this large population is going to get bigger. Mary Gauthier church-todaycatholicreality Wonderful songwriting, beautiful production, and deeply rooted in what makes American Roots Music great: Deep Southern Pain. It's the hurt that brings the songs, and it's the songs that heal the hurt. Jonathan's songs bring us there, and back. Check this record out, it's a good 'un. Mary Gauthier hurtsongbeautiful If you don't have a record deal, you've got to be a record company. Mary Gauthier dealscompanyrecords Getting a gay fan base is slow. I think if I were able to reach more gay people they would love it. I can't get the songs in their ears. I love my gay family. I just wish I could reach more of them. I'm in this car going from club to club but they're not gay clubs. Mary Gauthier gaysongthinking My experiences are universal. I'm not doing anything embarrassing - to me what would be embarrassing is to talk about minutia. It would be embarrassing to get up there and not say anything. Mary Gauthier embarrassingwould-besay-anything I learn something every time I go to work with a veteran. Every single time. Mary Gauthier somethingsingleworktime People who have been through trauma, their souls are hurting. Mary Gauthier throughwhotraumapeople It is a form of arrogance to assume that other people are even thinking about you. Mary Gauthier youarrogancepeoplethinking I'm a traveler and a vagabond and an observer, and the songs come through that. And that's just the way it's going to be. Mary Gauthier goingthroughjustway When you see validation for a life's work and dedication, it's a beautiful day. Mary Gauthier dayworkbeautifullife I would make a terrible soldier, because I don't follow orders. Mary Gauthier followmakebecausesoldier There's such a thing as a tribe - and family of choice. Mary Gauthier tribethingchoicefamily Songs bring us into connection with each other. When they resonate, when we're in resonance, singing together, we become one for that 3 1/2 or four minutes the song lasts. It takes away that isolated loneliness that modern life is so full of. Mary Gauthier lonelinesstogethersonglife If I start tracing, I bet I will find a writer in my family tree. Mary Gauthier willstartfamilytree I have such a good life. It's something I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams. Mary Gauthier dreamsgoodgood-lifelife There's an ocean of misunderstanding. It's called the civilian-military divide. I had a lot to learn about our military - who they are, what burdens they carry. Mary Gauthier carrymisunderstandingoceanmilitary What I'm finding is there's an awful lot about adoption and relinquishment and the complicated nature of family that we, as human beings, haven't been able to have a real discussion about yet without a lot of censorship. Mary Gauthier findingfamilynaturereal Songs are here to help us: they build bridges from heart to heart. Mary Gauthier usbuildhelpheart Art, when done well, creates empathy. Mary Gauthier wellempathydoneart
