Internalized sexism that makes us feel like we can't show ourselves not being perfect.

I would much rather be the obnoxious feminist girl than be complicit in my own dehumanization.

I'm not going to sit around and be peace and love with somebody's boot on my neck.

Feminism is something you do. It's a verb. It's what you are. It's an activity; it's something you're actively engaged in.

Art revolves around creating something that isn't there.

So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you get depressed because of it?

Think of something that you can do as opposed to all the things you can't do - and do that.

It takes falling down a bunch of times before you start running.

Sexism and racism and homophobia and classism are so naturalized. All these stereotypes make people think it's just normal that straight white men are getting all the breaks.

I feel so lucky that I met the love of my life. You know somebody's in it to win it when...you're having a seizure and they're holding you.

Jason Mraz, and the new James Blunt song is the worst thing that has ever been created on the face of the earth.

Highland werewolves had a reputation for doing atrocious and highly unwarranted *things*, like wearing smoking jackets to the dinner table.

Authentic leaders are often accused of being "controlling" by those who idly sit by and do nothing

In our dreams we are always young.

It's not terribly dignified to have anyone seeing one laugh at one's own material.

Records are just moments of achievement. They're like receipts for work done. Time goes on and people keep playing music.

I didn't want to write a biographie romancee especially since I already write novels, nor did I want to challenge the rules of the biography game, arbitrary as those rules might be

Green calm below, blue quietness above.

Every factory-farmed animal is, as a practice, treated in ways that would be illegal if it were a dog or a cat.

People ask if I had hope of becoming a champion. I had hope. Hope was the only thing I had. Hope pushed me.

It's fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats as I am most of the time — for jittery people.