Twenty years from now, I hope I'm consistently in my life, in the zone. I have seen the next year before.

I believe you can remember the future as much as the past

Find your authentic voice, become vulnerable, and then put yourself out there.

I had my dysfunctions, but music gave me peace and joy. I never felt in tune with the world. My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me. My art was my autonomy.

Whatever it is that you love to do, be it collect comic books or play the guitar, that you can make a living at it, do it.

I have a lot of survivor insticts, and I know when to quit. I know when to go forward it my life, but not everybody does.

My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz. I love the fairy tale of it. And Gone With the Wind was always one of my favorites because it's so dramatic and stunning.

You don't realize 'till you get here what a moment in history you're a part of.

Psychology Today is probably one of my favorite magazines, Guitar, Guitar World. People.

I don't mean that to be egotistical, but I'm not writing fluff. I'm not writing for 8-year-olds. I'm a woman and I'm a rock girl.

Mackie is an electronics recording company backing me, and they're willing to invest giving equipment to schools that I choose, and they've already started doing that.

People without hope not only don't write novels, but what is more to the point, they don't read them.

Training energy system to effectively resynthesize ATP – as quickly as possible – so that muscle contraction continues without onset of fatigue – forms the basis of most exercise protocols.

Today well lived will prepare me for both the pleasure and the pain of tomorrow.

Knowledge and Experience do not necessarily speak the same language.

there was something about that city, though it didn't let me feel guilty that I had no feeling for the things so many others needed. it let me alone.

You have to believe there are kisses and laughs and risks worth taking.

Fact: More people are killed each year by teddy bears than by grizzly bears.

The philosophy of hedonism means little to lovers of pleasure. They have no inclination to read philosophy, or to write it.

Not only did I get an A in music but I got an A in ladies.

I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I sell?' I love the creativity of it.