I like to think I'm generally accessible, but I give readers the benefit of the doubt of being reasonably culturally-literate.

I hate to see great writers like Ringel and Ansen and Jan Stuart (among many others) being put out to pastures because print media is suffering.

Obviously the Internet has become something of a leveler; it was once a luxury to be able to reach a mass audience, and now anybody can do it, to some extent.

What girls do to each other is beyond description. No Chinese torture comes close.

I want to love like a rain drop loves the earth.

Truth does not need argument, agreement, theories or beliefs. There is only one test for it and that is to ask yourself 'Is the statement true or false in my experience?'

I didn't know what to expect coming to college. High school was pretty easy and I guess I expected college to be along the same route. It was just an overwhelming experience.

I've only covered a few songs because I feel that if you're not going to go beyond the original artist in some way, then don't disrespect what they created.

People are impressed with me - because I can sleep for just 45 minutes - I'm used to it.

Thus far, everything I've made has come out of my really feeling it, out of the fire of my life.

I always tried to make a diverse album in terms of emotions and sounds.

Woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand. Who's wine, what wine, where the hell did I dine?

How can the bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing? How can a child, when fears annoy, But droop his tender wing, And forget his youthful spring?