I could have guessed it all along, cuz now some drama queen is gonna write a song for me

I was reading everything under the sun from music history to feminist literature to Shakespeare, which is why I'm not a complete idiot at this time.

Your stockings prove your virtues. Be certain they are clean and free of tears.

If you want to be safe, walk in the middle of the street.

I love to write and to get to know the people who are listening.

I cut myself because you wouldn't let me cry. I cried because you wouldn't let me speak. I spoke because you wouldn't let me shine. I shone because I thought you loved me.

Being brave means to know something is scary, difficult, and dangerous, and doing it anyway, because the possibility of winning the fight is worth the chance of losing it.