Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell. – Joni Mitchell
You could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you are having, but it would not be a good song, in my eyes, until it went through a period of sensitivity to a moment of clarity. Without that moment of clarity to contribute to the song, its just complaining. – Joni Mitchell
In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss. – Joni Mitchell
I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term. – Joni Mitchell
I dont want to clip on the armour every morning. Ive seen some politicians do this and they get a bit mangled and bitter. I just refuse to do that. I refuse to be angry or bitter or complain, and I remain open. I may sometimes be a bit too open but Im not going to change that one bit. – Nick Clegg