I like doing the crossword puzzle in the New York Times, not watching E! on TV.

Far away, to an infinite world I escape. I'm clear and calm, I'm unafraid. Sunless days, in my sheltered milkyway. In Saturn's rings I feel no pain.

Feminists were psyched that I had armpit hair

I've left Bethlehem, and I feel free. I've left the girl I was supposed to be, and some day I'll be born.

At the age of 15 months my daughter was diagnosed with very bad asthma, and essentially I put my career on hold for a good eight years.

I'm a songwriter who's put my childhood memories and teenage angst into songs.

The monsters are in your own head

For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again.

When you're a plebeian you want success, and when you're successful you want to be a plebeian again

The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid. I'm taking more chances; I'm bold and proud.

Just watching my cats can make me happy.

What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship.

...I learned that God was an equal opportunity employer—that it was possible to experience the divine anywhere you were, anywhere you could see the sun and moon rise or set, or burn through the fog.

I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.

Anything pretty,' Claire will tell you, 'it's only for sale because no one wants it.

I'm a believer in the Tea Party. I love the Tea Party. I love the people in the Tea Party. And, yes, I have a lot of different likes and maybe dislikes. And I don't know why.

I hated that perception that I didn't work hard, that I really don't love basketball.

Although his time is not always our time, we can be sure that the lord keeps his promises.

What is love without passion? - A garden without flowers, a hat without feathers, tobogganing without snow.

Your way begins at the other side. Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape. Walk out like someone suddenly born into color. Do it now.

I need a dose of the natural environment on a regular basis. It balances the bitumen and high rises of Collins Street.