Dreams were all they gave for free to ugly duckling girls like me.

I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me.

I think I grew up, stopped worrying about what people thought of me, and whether things were going to turn out OK. I'm concentrating on doing the best work I can do and letting it go at that.

Libraries are a hallmark of a civilized culture, and librarians represent that culture to all facets of society.

I love seeing teachers outside of school. It's like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs.

I played for anybody and everybody from the time I started playing guitar, when I was 10 or 11.

When you’re young, the goal is to have a hit. You get a little older and the goal becomes to get to make another record.