My intellect has always been more responsible than my emotions for how I respond to the world.

To me, a feminist belong in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.

I was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young age.

I think people are sexy when they have a sense of humor, when they are smart, when they have some sense of style, when they are kind, when they express their own opinions, when they are creative, when they have character.

It's striking how commercially viable that impulse for instant intimacy is right now, especially in songs and writing.

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

I fingerpick a lot because I can get more of a range of feeling from the guitar than I can when I bash away with a pick.