Every time I say something they find hard to hear, they chalk it up to my anger, and never to their own fear.

I know men are delicate origami creatures who need women to unfold them, hold them when they cry. But I am tired of being your savior and I am tired of telling you why.

At night when you're asleep, self-hatred's going to creep in. And you can blame it on the devil, the one who's bed you sleep in.

I am getting nowhere with you and I can't let you go and I cant get through.

No one's gonna sympathize when we crash, they'll say you hit what you head for, you get what you ask.

I just don't know any other word than "feminist" that describes a person who believes women are people.

People who are just starting out are always sort of coming to me for advice as the example of "independent girl," and lots of people ask, well, how did you get the booking agent or the national distribution or the tours? And I look at them like, "Good lord! Relax!" I mean, how I did it was to not care about it and to not even think about it for years and years. All I thought about was getting the next little gig in the little bar, and I get this sense that people want me to give them the secret formula or the magic trick to make it all happen.