I'm sounding out the silence, avoiding all the words. Ani DiFranco More Quotes by Ani DiFranco More Quotes From Ani DiFranco Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, there's nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends. Ani DiFranco mystery stranger faces I've been saying the Occupy Movement has got the ball rolling, and now we need to take the fight to the great indoors! Ani DiFranco occupy-movement rolling fighting If you don't live what you sing about, your mirror is gonna fade. Ani DiFranco fades mirrors ifs You broke me bodily. The heart ain't the half of it, And I'll never learn to laugh at it In my good natured way. In fact, I'm laughing less in general, But I learned a lot at my own funeral. And I knew you'd be the death of me, So I guess that's the price I pay. Ani DiFranco heart laughing death The bathroom mirror has not budged, the woman who lives there can tell the truth from the stuff they say and looks me in the eye- says do you prefer the easy way? No? Well ok then, dont cry. Ani DiFranco mirrors eye looks When you grow up surrounded by willful ignorance, you have to believe that mercy has it's own country and that it's round and borderless. Ani DiFranco growing-up music country We are wise women, we are giggling girls. We both carry a smile to show when we're pleased, we both carry a switchblade in our sleeves. Ani DiFranco girl wise evil I am getting nowhere with you and I can't let you go and I cant get through. Ani DiFranco letting-you-go i-can relationship I love my country, By which I mean, I am indebted joyfully, To all the people throughout its history, Who have fought the government to make right, Where so many cunning sons and daughters, Our foremothers and forefathers, Came singing through slaughter, Came through hell and high water, So that we could stand here, And behold breathlessly the sight, How a raging river of tears, Cut a grand canyon of light... Why can't all decent men and women, Call themselves feminists? Out of respect, For those who fought for this... Ani DiFranco daughter mean country I don't need anyone to hold me, I can hold my own. Ani DiFranco hold-me inspirational needs Goldfish have no memory, I guess their lives are much like mine. And the little plastic castle is a surprise everytime. Ani DiFranco castles animal memories Men make angry music and it's called rock-and-roll; women include anger in their vocabulary and suddenly they're angry and militant. Ani DiFranco anger motivational inspirational They taught me different was wrong. Ani DiFranco conformity taught different We barely have time to react in this world, let alone rehearse. Ani DiFranco this-world time world And thoughts of no other man but you could possibly get through the picket lines to enter into my mind. Ani DiFranco mind men fall Some people wear their heart up on their sleeve. I wear mine underneath my right pant leg, strapped to my boot. Ani DiFranco boots heart people Just let me go, we have to be able to criticize what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if you're not trying to make something better, then as far as I can tell, you are just in the way. Ani DiFranco able criticism trying But as bad as I am, I'm proud of the fact that I'm worse than I seem Ani DiFranco proud seems facts I don't hate being compared with female musicians. I don't mind that at all. I have no problem with seeing connections between women's work. Ani DiFranco musician hate mind I am writing graffiti on your body. I am drawing the story of how hard we tried. Ani DiFranco graffiti drawing writing
