Daddy says the world is a drum tight and hard and I told him I'm gonna beat out my own rhythm.

You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts.

Libraries...house our dreams.

I prefer her [Nina Simone's] jazz period much more so than her folk period.

I spend a lot of time learning about bird watching.

You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts because if you write with someone looking over you shoulder, you'll never write.

I’ve not learned the acceptable way of saying you fascinate me...I’ve not even learned how to say I like you without frightening people away-