I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident – it doesnt matter to me. I think theres a great misunderstanding of what it is to be famous. – Alanis Morissette
Courage and willingness to just go for it, whether it is a conversation or a spontaneous trip or trying new things that are scary – it is a really attractive quality. – Alanis Morissette
I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their daily lives and put smiles on their faces, as opposed to what I see it being now, which is a way for me to actually communicate, and a way for me to tap into my subconscious. – Alanis Morissette
Whats that line from TS Eliot? To arrive at the place where you started, but to know it for the first time. Im able to write about a breakup from a different place. Same brokenness. Same rock-bottom. But a little more informed, now Im older. Thank God for growing up. – Alanis Morissette
A bicycle does get you there and more…. And there is always the thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And getting there is all the fun. – Bill Emerson, “On Bicycling,” Saturday Evening Post, 1967 July 29th