Rape is the most humiliating thing that can be done to you; it's the most vulnerable that you can be. But once I realized that, I became a stronger person and faced all my fears.

The quick success was a bit strange to get used to.

Most of the time you need something to fight against. If something is bothering me, then the only way to get past it is to work through it.

Never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie.

There are lots of poster children for angst. But there aren't many poster children for cool angst. Everybody thinks it's cool if you're the bad girl. But what about the people who are really not feeling that great? Why can't I get up in front of millions of people, as a person who represents my generation, and tell them that I'm angry? Who puts these limits on what my personality should be in public?

My whole life, people have been saying, "Why are you so angry?"

Everybody acts like I'm nuts. I'm not nuts I just want to feel it all.