I didn't go out looking for fights as a kid, but if it was necessary, I'd fight. Fighting was a daily thing where we lived.

But I never want to get to the point where I write a safe song or one that represents my sense of a subject in order to appear civilized.

If language were liquid, it would be rushing in. Instead here we are in a silence more eloquent than any word could ever be.

Yes I think I'm okay, walked into the door again.

Don't uncork what you can't contain

I always thought that if I was popular I must be doing something wrong.

When I was pregnant, I felt filled with life, and I felt really happy. I ate well, and I slept well. I felt much more useful than I'd ever felt before.