She compares the deepest wells of depression to gestation, to a time enclosed, a secluded lightlessness in which, unknown and unforced, we grow.

Be still my hand and let the words write themselves upon my heart. Be still my heart and let your pages be filled in silence.

You can also make your flaws work for you.

It would be so great to have someone my own age to talk to, even if it was just about books.

It is the definition of the word 'object' which destroys all religions.

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless situation. It is the opium of the people.

Fashion is not about before, it’s not about after, it’s about now

I've never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate.

It's almost impossible to reconcile the realities of how one feels during the day, hour by hour. But I approach things not cynically.

Really, what we want now, is not laws against crime, but a law against insanity. That is where the true evil lies.

Growing up, I had a front row seat to seeing two people work really hard. My dad scrubbed toilets at a private Catholic school for a while and that was to help me get through school.