It doesn't bother me when people try to deconstruct my songs - because at least they're looking at the lyrics, and paying attention to the way the story is told.

I'm captivated by you, baby, like a firework show.

I'm shining like fireworks over your sad, empty town

you're an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurry

You are the only one who gets to decide what you will be remembered for.

Believe in everything you do. Believe in your mistakes and grow from them.

No matter how bad your day is, just be grateful this day is added to your life.

I still love writing in my journal and wearing sparkly dresses and looking at old chandeliers.

People are going to judge you anyway, so you might as well do what you want.

I think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore.

I wish all teenagers can filter through songs instead of turning to drugs and alcohol.

Have you ever experienced a beauty of soul, an esthetic grace, that was so intense it made you want to cry?"From Central Park Song ( A Screenplay )

Some books are so familiar, reading them is like being home again.

addiction and expectation for the attraction = social media

The integration of information and vulnerabilities move together.

History should be about every generation's will to power.

I have a Blackberry which I use, but I am one of those people who can only type on it with one hand.

We tend to take on the coloration of the setting in which we find ourselves.

The beatitudes say, "Blessed are the poor". They don't say, "Blessed are those who care for the poor."

I looked good when I sang the end.

I buy everything from CostCo. It's great; they've got everything I need.