I'm the thing that fundamentalist Christians cringe over.

For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun.

Women must understand that simply attacking or hating men is just another form of disempowerment. A woman has to realize that when she makes a man crawl it doesn't give her power.

Guys would sleep with a bicycle if it had the right color lip gloss on. They have no shame. They're like bull elks in a field.

Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.

Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes.

We are all fairies living underneath a leaf of a lily pad.

It's emotional blackmail to say if you're a good businesswoman and a musician, you're betraying your music.

People think I'm nuts because I can sit in a room and be happy by myself.

The sense of loss is such a tricky one, because we always feel like our worth is tied up into stuff that we have, not that our worth can grow with things we are willing to lose.

Some people hide more than others, and it does intrigue me.

The past is gone, and tomorrow is an illusion. There is only now.

Developments in financial markets can have broad economic effects felt by many outside the markets.

Each one of us can be an oasis of peace.

There is not one thing that music does which does not say something about how a person should organize himself, too.

I wanted to have very strong female characters. I just thought it was always the way the world should be.

Every thought should recall the ruin of a smile.

When you're telling a story, you've got to give details.

Let your words be the genuine picture of your heart.

So let's see what they [Republicans] are going to do. If they're going to put together great programs, and everybody understands that they're good.

Tell me about the dream where we pull the bodies out of the lake and dress them in warm clothes again.