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" I was a very defensive kid 'cause I was really sensitive underneath and didn't want people to know. So I came off as very tough and very angry. "

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" I sing my life. It's like I'm having group therapy 350 days a year, and the people who come to the show get that, and they're there for that - whether it's to be lifted up, or to be lifted out, or just entertained or inspired, or to feel not so alone. "

" I have no idea why anyone likes me! I am very polarizing. It's either absolutely love or absolutely can't-be-around-for-more-than-three-seconds. "

" I just get bored easily. As I'm sure other people do too. "

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" People are always so surprised when they meet me. Firstly, that I'm 'so tiny', and secondly that I'm 'so sweet'. They seem surprised that they're not scared of me. "

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" I read all the time. I love it. My fantasy would be to be locked into a library. I'd be very, very happy. "

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" Consumerism diverts us from thinking about women's rights, it stops us from thinking about Iraq, it stops us from thinking about what's going on in Africa - it stops us from thinking in general. "

" I'm an asthmatic. I have to be on that treadmill singing to get my lungs right. "

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" I think you learn more about yourself in the context of a relationship than you can outside of it. "

" I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend. "

" I'm such a control freak, and it's very hard for me to lose my inhibitions without something chemical inside me. "

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" The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It's the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it - no wind, no elements, it can bend and withstand anything. "