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Loreena McKennitt Quotes

The journey, not the destination, becomes a source of wonder

The journey, not the destination, becomes a source of wonder

Loreena McKennitt
Journey, Wonder, Source

I'm not prepared to sacrifice my being engaged in the world for just any relationship.

Loreena McKennitt
Sacrifice, World, Quiet

Listening causes me to find the existence of truth behind the veil.

Loreena McKennitt
Wisdom, Listening, Veils

So you set out to travel to Rome... and end up in Istanbul. You set off for Japan... and you end up on a train across Siberia. The journey, not the destination, becomes a source of wonder.

Loreena McKennitt
Journey, Istanbul, Japan

For all things turn to barenness In the dim glass the demons hold The glass of outer weariness Made when God slept in times of old

Loreena McKennitt
Song, Glasses, Demon
Song: Ce Hé Mise le Ulaingt

I can see lights in the distance trembling in the dark cloak of night Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing a waltz on All Souls Night.

Loreena McKennitt
Halloween, Distance, Dark
Song: All Souls Night

Please remember me.

Loreena McKennitt
Song, Remember, Please
Song: Dante's Prayer

I have come to use the pan-Celtic history, which spans from 500 BC to the present, as a creative springboard. The music I am creating is a result of traveling down that road and picking up all manner of themes and influences, which may or may not be overtly Celtic in nature.

Loreena McKennitt
Creating, Creative, Use
Website notes to "The Mask And Mirror" on official site, loreenamckennitt.com.

To be a catalyst is one of my life's objectives. I've been inspired by many people who in turn have been catalysts. It's very interesting to see the waves of interest come and go in Celtic territory. If I can be a catalyst for other people, that's wonderful.

Loreena McKennitt
People, Interesting, Territory
"Times of Discovery". Interview with Anil Prasad, www.innerviews.org. 1991.

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