Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that theres a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life.
Suzanne VegaA lot of my writing is not terribly civilized. Sometimes I listen to songs by very smart writers who assume that the world is a civil place with certain formalities that people follow, but I don't see things that way. My own experience tells me that life is not like that. That's why I write the way I do.
Suzanne VegaLast year's troubles, They shine up so prettily, They gleam with a lustre they don't have today.
Suzanne VegaI was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young age.
Suzanne Vega