The writing process is very much like being in a dark tunnel, and you don't really know what you will end up with until you have created it.

It bothers me that no one has the patience to deal with someone who is just sad.

I think if I were living in a utopian world, then it wouldn't be political commentary; it would be about daffodils.

It's a strange life... you really don't know how you will impact people or how things will play out.

Being alive and understanding that and making the decision to actually live take a lot of courage.

Sometimes it's better to live through someone's work than the person themselves, and to realise that every human being is flawed, but through art they can be perfect.

I just write what comes to me. I didn't sit down and say ok, here is my statement. It's just a song that has a shout out.

Generally I try to read anything but indie rock journalism or anything about music at all, especially in the summer.

Until the day we die, our lives are unwritten, which is sometimes a terrifying thought.

It's not my fault that people are perverts.

Lots of people take the option of not activating their own life, of really letting it happen.

Sacred existence fuels the heart of gratitude.

That's how hearts get broken, you know. When you believe in promises.

I fear nothing when I am doing right, ' said Jack.'Then, ' said the lady in the red cap, 'you are one of those who slay giants.

A trifle can be enough when luck is on your side.

Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority.

The man who sees two or three generations is like one who sits in the conjuror's booth at a fair, and sees the same tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.

Most people's deaths are a sham. There's nothing left to die.

I do think of myself as a taste-maker, yes, absolutely.

I'm a woman who has gone through many heartaches, enough to dedicate my whole life to trying to figure them out.

PACs corrupt the system. They handle vast amounts of money and the money corrupts.