My parents think I'm better under pressure.

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.

You are God’s image.

There were people everywhere on the city street, but the stranger could not have been more alone if it were empty.

When Eve upon the first of MenThe apple press’d with specious cant, Oh! what a thousand pities thenThat Adam was not adamant!

You do not have to feel truer than others in order to be original.You just need to be different and keep aspiring to be a better you.

My background was in performing originally.

Believing that anxious thoughts and feelings can restore order to your life is like using a chain-saw to fold your laundry.

As an atheist, I was predisposed to not enjoy the MAZE performance. I am happy to report the opposite

Most science fiction seemed to be written for people who already liked science fiction; I wanted to write stories for anyone, anywhere, living at any time in the history of the world.

We are not dealing with a scientific problem. We are dealing with a political issue.

I have been writing songs since I was 9 years old, so writing has and always will be my first love and passion.