Be sure of your heart before you speak.

— Lisa Mangum

I believe art prefers rules. For some artists, the worst thing you can do is say 'Do whatever you want.' Such permission can be terrifying. I know it is for me. Often it's better if you impose rules or restrictions on a project. Requirements can force you to be creative in unusual ways.

— Lisa Mangum

I couldn't pick just one. The moment I'd touched the sugar packet, a thousand thoughts cascaded through my

— Lisa Mangum

In the darkness of night, Demons strut, taunting, goading. In the light of day, Angels sing glorious songs. In the time in between, We live our lives alone and searching. And sometimes, softly, You understand damnation. All is forgotten, all is lost, All but forgiveness And the memory of her kiss.

— Lisa Mangum

It's time, my children When the waves rise high When the waters run deep When the clock strikes midnight You'll feel the mark of Zero Hour And you'll never be the same again

— Lisa Mangum

Somehow difficulties are easier to endure when you know your dream is waiting for you at the end.

— Lisa Mangum

The river is now. This moment. This breath between us. The space between your heartbeats. The moment before you blink. The instant a thought flashes through your mind. It is everything that is around us. Life. Energy. Flowing, endlessly flowing, carrying you from then...to now...to tomorrow. Listen: you can hear the music of it. Of the passage of time.

— Lisa Mangum

Your future is your own again. And I consider that to be a happy ending to the story.

— Lisa Mangum