"Institutions are essential in order to preserve the achievement of the past, but the original creative impulse in every age comes from the amateur, the rebel, the breaker of idols."

“I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of what used to be.”

“This is what happens when the discourse of publishing, defined and driven by spoken and written language, is talked about in exactly the same vocabulary and syntax as any widgetmaking industry. Books are reformulated as 'product' - like screwdrivers or flea-bombs or soap - and the majority of writers are perceived as typists with bad attitudes.”

“An end to our getting is the only end to our losses.”

“You can like somebody without agreeing with all of their policies.”

“The repercussion of ugliness is endless.”

“My Life Is Merged And My Spirit Has Merged With Somebody Else.”

Source : "Exclusive: Inside 'R&B Divas' Star Monifah's Hawaiian Wedding Day". Interview with Charli Penn, www.essence.com. June 18, 2014.

“I spent a lot of time making music and touring around the country and living the weird life. I was just trying to keep a job and get by. So in a lot of ways, I went through a strange version of film school. So you live through a lot of things, and put them into your work.”

Source : "Interview: Dito Montiel Talks Boulevard (Exclusive)". Interview with Karen Benardello, www.shockya.com. July 10, 2015.

“Music has always felt very real to me.”