I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn't have to have 20 verses to get your point across.
Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.
I don't think there's anything more important than making peace before it's too late. And it almost always falls to the child to try to move toward the parent.