I write a lot from instinct. But as you're writing out of instinct, once you reach a certain level as a songwriter, the craft is always there talking to you in the back of your head...that tells you when it's time to go to the chorus, when it's time to rhyme. Real basic craft... it's second nature.

I was one of I think three white girls in my school. So, I was very much an outsider. And plus I was Jewish and all of my friends were black and Baptist because they listen to the coolest music. We were all listening to Ray Charles and what was then called race music.

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

Wish I'd written Tikkun Olam – a Weavers or Peter Paul & Mary hit!

That's an amazing moment, the first time you hear yourself on radio. It's still thrilling.

I feel I was born with the music coming to me, and that's not something to be wasted.

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