Janis Ian

“And those of us with ravaged faces, lacking in the social graces, desperately remained at home, inventing lovers on the phone.”

“I don't think you can be a good writer unless you have a good ear.”

“The function of art is to disturb. The function of entertainment is to reassure.”

“A song is a story in a small space.”

“Art is the last bastion of the truly creative.”

“It's hard to be a trailblazer. It's hard to be the first.”

“Don't be afraid to be different. Don't be afraid to be yourself.”

“Talent is a faucet. When you turn it on, it flows. When you turn it off, it rusts.”

“I have always believed that the personal is the political.”

“You can't be a legend in your own lifetime.”

“I learned the truth at seventeen, that love was meant for beauty queens.”

“To those of us who knew the pain of valentines that never came.”

“The best revenge is living well.”

“We all have scars, the trick is to not let them define you.”

“Growing older is a process of becoming the person you always should have been.”