Let's be real: if women were "naturally" anything, societies wouldn't spend so much time trying to police every aspect of their lives

If you think there’s a thing—anything—women didn’t do in the past, you’re wrong.

Fear, left unchecked, can spread like a virus.

Stop being self-conscious when you write.You are the expert about the world you are creating, no one else. So be bold and write on.

You don’t need much to give. Give what you have.

I’d waited an eternity for this. I’d have waited all over again if I had to. I was meant to kiss this boy, designed to be held by him.

You can learn from those who have come down from the mountain, but you won’t have the same experience unless you climb yourself.

Things happen in life and you can’t control them. It sucks and you have to move on.

We can build a new modern electric grid. That's a lot of jobs; that's a lot of new economic activity.

Good music shouldn't have a shelf life.

I improvised my life along the way - I just moved step-by-step. And I knew that if I got better, something would happen.

I seem restless, but am deeply at ease. Branches tremble; the roots are still.