I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years.

I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee.

My look was even more solidified when I started singing in Greenwich Village with my sister Lucy. We wore matching dresses as the Simon Sisters.

I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it.

A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.

The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind.

Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy; sharing it is liberating.

You know when you take the paint off an old canvas and you discover that something's been painted underneath it? That's what I feel like - that part of the old is coming through the new.

I've learned that nobody's perfect, and I don't expect myself to be perfect anymore.

Life is a dream even in its most painful moments, it's a dream that we can dance to.

My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

Those who lift trophies of success are those who do what they do without stretching their necks to see “who else is doing what?

Do not only believe, affirm and act the sacred words of God.

You cannot build a complete memory with a single memory tool any more than you can build a complete building with a single carpentry tool.

he had kidded with us that if we didn't let go at the proper moment, he would slap our hands with a stick, and we had all laughed because who would be silly enough to hang on when they should let go?

There's a lot of things I nerd out over. Quantum Mechanics. I also love Dungeons and Dragons. I want to be an astronaut.

Usually, I'm on the bus by now, having a beer and waiting for everyone else. This is cutting into my beer time.

People remember Longfellow wrote Hiawatha, quite forget he was a Professor of Modern Languages!

The man who believes he can do it is probably right, and so is the man who believes he can't.

You can talk all day long, but if you don't do something, it's a waste.

It's great if you're funny or if you can dance, but if you are kind and decent, it comes out your pores.