"The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable."

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities."

"I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be."

"Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partners to do the laundry and the washing up."

"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."