I fought with my twin, the enemy within.

Now all the criminals in their suits and ties are free to drink martinis and watch the sunrise

You're gonna have to serve somebody; well, it may be the devil, or it may be the Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody.

If you don't underestimate me, I won't underestimate you.

It's like going out to the desert and screaming and then having little kids throw their sandbox at you. I'm only 24.

All these people that I used to know, they're an illusion to me now. Some are mathematicians, some are carpenters' wives.

Aretha with no goals, eternally single & one step soft of heaven/ let it be understood that she owns this melody along with her emotional diplomats & her earth & her musical secrets