I wanted to go to Portland because it's a really good book town.

I'd never had people drive me around, and then all of a sudden, if a car didn't come, I'd say, "Where's my car?"

I thought to myself that he contained a whole universe that I had yet to know.

I think it's important for people to realize that we were all young, all naive, and also we had lived in a time that had magic.

I have abandoned so many projects but in the '80s when I left public life to be married and have real children - I love my children and I would never sacrifice them for anything - I had to find a way to simultaneously be a mother and wife and fulfill my duties and still be true to myself as a writer.

If your label won't let you have the cover you want or sing the songs you want, then leave!

I just know that young people suffer, and I also know music is one of the things that help you get through - music and friends.