Alanis Morissette

"When came out, I feel like I immediately went into survival mode to keep the 'overwhelm' that comes from being famous at bay. Ten years later, I have the luxury of time and distance to formally honor …"

"How can you just throw words around like grieve and heal and mourn?"

"You've been vilified, used as fodder, you deserve a piece of every record."

"There's a lyric in the middle of the song that says, "I want to decide between survival and bliss." Basically I'm talking about the difference between really being alive and really embracing the reaso…"

"Do I stress you out? My sweater is on backwards and inside out and you say 'How appropriate'"

"To all the unheard wisdom in the school yard: you think you're the right ones; you swear you're the charmed ones I'm sure. But how can you go on with such conviction? Who do you think you are when you…"

"And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back I hope you feel it."