It's striking how commercially viable that impulse for instant intimacy is right now, especially in songs and writing. Suzanne Vega More Quotes by Suzanne Vega More Quotes From Suzanne Vega I think people are sexy when they have a sense of humor, when they are smart, when they have some sense of style, when they are kind, when they express their own opinions, when they are creative, when they have character. Suzanne Vega smartsexycharacter Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that theres a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life. Suzanne Vega detailsvoicewriting If language were liquid, it would be rushing in. Instead here we are in a silence more eloquent than any word could ever be. Suzanne Vega rushingsilencewould-be I always thought that if I was popular I must be doing something wrong. Suzanne Vega ifs Don't uncork what you can't contain Suzanne Vega I like to write about things that are extreme in some form. I like to write about something I feel I have to write about. Suzanne Vega formwritingfeels Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way. Suzanne Vega directwritingway Yes I think I'm okay, walked into the door again. Suzanne Vega low-self-esteemdoorsthinking Girls are crazy and mean. They don't fight fair. Suzanne Vega mean-girlscrazyfighting There are no rules in fights with girls. Just hurting. Suzanne Vega girlfightinghurt The thing that is most interesting about people is the way they are when no one is looking at them or the way they are when they are in private. Suzanne Vega peoplewayinteresting If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect. Suzanne Vega fightingbusinessmean My mother wanted me to understand that as a woman I could do pretty much whatever I wanted to, that I didn't have to use sex or sexuality to define myself. Suzanne Vega usemothersex But I never want to get to the point where I write a safe song or one that represents my sense of a subject in order to appear civilized. Suzanne Vega writingsongorder I wasn't afraid of going places or doing new things. I would do just about anything or go anywhere. I'd get a notion in my mind and just follow it. Suzanne Vega new-thingsnotionmind In the end, my pursuit of the elusive New York State driver's license became about much more than a divorced woman's learning to drive for the first time. Suzanne Vega endsnew-yorkfirsts I didn't go out looking for fights as a kid, but if it was necessary, I'd fight. Fighting was a daily thing where we lived. Suzanne Vega fightingifskids My name is Luka I live on the second floor. I live upstairs from you, yes, I think you've seen me before. Suzanne Vega upstairsnamesthinking I fingerpick a lot because I can get more of a range of feeling from the guitar than I can when I bash away with a pick. Suzanne Vega rangeguitarfeelings I think that if you have a strong narrative, if the idea of the song can be boiled down to the basics, it won't change that much. Suzanne Vega strongsongthinking
