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" I was put out there as a spokesperson for the new feminist revolution. It was very difficult because I was either too feminist or not feminist enough, depending on who you spoke to. "

Sarah McLachlan

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" I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I want to give 100 percent to everything. "

" I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose more of myself than I should. "

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" I don't court paparazzi. I definitely don't like that part of it. "

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" We are in an age of technology where we sit in our little cubicles and we IM each other and Skype each other and never connect as human beings. "

" It's an amazing luxury to say I'm 31 years old and I'm gonna take a year off. That's pretty amazing. "

" I've always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it. "

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" I think I've become a much better singer and a much better player. Years and years of playing a couple of hours every day will do that. "

" We try to create this interesting appearance to make ourselves feel better about ourselves. "

" It's all kind of a big illusion: the white picket fence and the perfect marriage and the kids. Check that box off, check that box off, and move forward. "

" Time is a beautiful thing. It's like when you meet an old lover on the street six years later and they don't look so ugly anymore. "

" I'm a great mummy. I've mapped out all the fun spots in every city. "

" Half the bloody world is going through a divorce; more than that are having children. All of us have parents who are dying or have died. It's just the life cycle. "

" I'd much rather be in the expanse of the wilderness because it feels like part of my world. It's a unique perspective. You're this tiny speck in a huge environment, and it's nice to be reminded of that. "

" There's beauty everywhere. There are amazing things happening everywhere, you just have to be able to open your eyes and witness it. Some days, that's harder than others. "

" I've been a fan of old country music, like Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline. I think I'm drawn to it because of the sense of sadness and sort of loss that a lot of good old country music has. "

" My music and my lyrics are essentially emotional postcards. "

" I can look back over my earlier music, and it takes me back to the place I was emotionally. "

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" I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence. "

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" They are very personal, emotional songs - people react to them very strongly. "

" I don't tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it. "

" Having the opportunity to express myself through music has been extremely cathartic for me my entire life. "

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Life

Music

" I feel like I really tapped into a pretty honest emotional place for myself as a lyricist. There's a broad spectrum of emotions. "

" I was very awkward as a kid. I was a square trying to fit into a circle and it never worked for me. The harder I tried, the harder I fell. For some reason I was a real target and I got beat up and called names. "

" I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible. "

" I was trying to uphold what I thought feminism was as best I could by supporting women, by trying to create an opportunity to get women to get together, play music together and celebrate the fact that we are having great success making music on our own and together. "

" Running is very rhythmic, and I have written a lot of lyrics while out running. It's a very musical exercise, and sometimes I like to sing when I run. Your whole body is doing the same thing. "

" The darker and the sadder the song, the happier it makes me feel. It's just this, ah. I'm in the moment. I'm part of this beautiful world, and it's fantastic, and I don't really know how else to describe it. "

" It's a very romantic sentiment, but to think that you would die if you didn't write, well, I would definitely choose to not write and live. "

" With every record I put out, I got a bit more success, a bigger following in cities I would play in, and occasionally a bit of radio play. "

" A big part of my love and passion for making music is playing it live. "