"I basically get stereotyped a lot in terms of being a girl and writing 'chick' music for teenage girls or something. I think, if anything, the press kind of, because of my gender and my age, tends to kind of relegate my work to this sort of special-interest group. It's part of the cultural dynamic, I guess."

"Maybe you don't like your job, maybe you didn't get enough sleep, well nobody likes their job, nobody got enough sleep. Maybe you just had the worst day of your life, but you know, there's no escape, there's no excuse, so just suck up and be nice."

"Love is a piano dropped from a fourth story window, and you were in the wrong place at the wrong time."

"Sometimes the beauty is easy. Sometimes you don't have to try at all. Sometimes you can hear the wind blow in a handshake. Sometimes there's poetry written right on the bathroom wall."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the purest joy is found in giving without expectation."

"Never underestimate the power of every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"Biology always beats will power."

"Never underestimate the power of every step forward is a victory over stagnation."