I learned the truth at seventeen, That love was meant for beauty queens, And high school girls with clear skinned smiles, Who married young and then retired. – Janis Ian
Ive always been an avid reader. If I dont have a book in the car, Ill stop and pick one up just to have something to read. I dont even remember learning to read. – Janis Ian
Once youre halfway home, you know that you can probably get the rest of the way there. – Janis Ian
I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me. – Janis Ian
I hope you have lost your good looks, for while they last any fool can adore you, and the adoration of fools is bad for the soul. No, give me a ruined complexion and a lost figure and sixteen chins on a farmyard of Crow’s feet and an obvious wig. Then you shall see me coming out strong. – George Bernard Shaw, to Mrs. Patrick Campbell