I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.

The first kiss between two people is something really good in life.

If life is a performance, and I am not an actor, am I supposed to lie down and die?

I finished 'Beautiful Creature,' and I felt somewhat unfulfilled. I felt like this other side of me needed to be released. Some of the songs I left off the album weren't intense enough to be what I wanted. They weren't hard enough.

At heart I am a librarian, a bird-watcher, a transcendentalist, a gardener, a spinster, a monk.

Doing interviews can sometimes mess up my head. It makes me feel dirty. It's frustrating how the press recycles a quote to death.

I'd just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform to the rigid guidelines of the music or entertainment business.