My parents split up when I was young, and I was living with my mom for a little while, then I was kind of just on my own really young. It wasn't some kind of global tragedy, it was just never really a very close-knit family. So there was support in the sense that they didn't stand in my way.
More Quotes by Ani DiFranco
Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV.
When I first started writing songs and being very explicit, it was hard, but one of the main things people respond to in my writing is that 'just say it' attitude of my songs. There really is nothing personal or private; it's all universal, if you can just find the courage to be open about your life.
Art is why I get up in the morning but my definition ends there. You know I don't think its fair that I'm living for something I can't even define.
Sometimes the beauty is easy. Sometimes you don't have to try at all. Sometimes you can hear the wind blow in a handshake. Sometimes there's poetry written right on the bathroom wall.
I was blessed with a birth and a death, and I guess I just want some say in between.
I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort where we overlap.