"Having a friend made everything else suck less."

-- Laurie Halse Anderson

“I feel if you hold yourself as an artist first and foremost, the barriers of gender come down.”
“He does not believe that does not live according to his belief.”
“I've found throughout the years that I needed a place where I can go with no TV, no computer, no phone and just have no distractions and just be able to sit and think and just not be disturbed.”
“I've always wanted to have tattoos. I grew up around people who were very tattooed. It's a self-expression thing; it's also helped me claim my body as my own. So I think it's really positive. It's really joyful.”
“I'm making a record that's half stripped down acoustic which is the way I perform a lot and half of it is very produced. It's really hard to keep music simple but I was trying to keep it simple and focus on one or two instruments and vocals.”
“I think that talent, good songwriting and passion, will always outlast hype.”
“Feminism is what I do with my life, itâ€™s how I spend my days, itâ€™s my job, itâ€™s not just an opinion I have among many other opinions.”

Source : "Fucking While Feminist, With Jaclyn Friedman". Interview with Amanda Hess, www.washingtoncitypaper.com. March 26, 2010.
“Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic.”

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