Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Loreena McKennitt

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian musician Loreena McKennitt.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
Loreena McKennitt

Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern influences. McKennitt is known for her refined and clear soprano vocals. She has sold more than 14 million records worldwide.

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.
I'm not prepared to sacrifice my being engaged in the world for just any relationship.
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
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
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.
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.
Please remember me.
Listening causes me to find the existence of truth behind the veil.
The journey, not the destination, becomes a source of wonder
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.
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