Loreena McKennitt Quotes & Sayings

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

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

The journey, not the destination, becomes a source of wonder — Loreena McKennitt

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

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

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