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 Mother my friends are no longer my friends Suzanne Vega shy mother games Don't make a threat and then not do it. Suzanne Vega threat Today I am Suzanne Vega eye blue today Kindness to me is only powerful if it has the cruel streak behind it. If someone is kind all the time under all circumstances, they're just simple-minded. Kindness is only worth something if you have the cruel streak to back it up. Suzanne Vega powerful simple kindness Solitude stands by the window Suzanne Vega solitude eye waiting I'd like to meet you Suzanne Vega of-context timeless consequence And I really wanted a driver's license. I was 43, had my learner's permit and had failed the test once already - but that was in Riverhead, on Long Island. Suzanne Vega tests islands long Last year's troubles, They shine up so prettily, They gleam with a lustre they don't have today. Suzanne Vega gleam shining years I was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young age. Suzanne Vega parent responsibility children That said, I've never thought the fact that I'm a woman was important to my work. Suzanne Vega important said facts The first song I wrote was the first song I remember thinking, "Well, maybe I can do something here." The very first one. By the second one I knew I could do something. Suzanne Vega song remember thinking When I was pregnant, I felt filled with life, and I felt really happy. I ate well, and I slept well. I felt much more useful than I'd ever felt before. Suzanne Vega filled wells pregnancy A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized. Sometimes I listen to songs by very smart writers who assume that the world is a civil place with certain formalities that people follow, but I don't see things that way. My own experience tells me that life is not like that. That's why I write the way I do. Suzanne Vega smart writing song You have to defend your honor. And your family. Suzanne Vega vocabulary-words family honor To me, a feminist belong in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently. Suzanne Vega rights motivational inspirational My intellect has always been more responsible than my emotions for how I respond to the world. Suzanne Vega responsible emotion world Some girls are taught to be sexy. Suzanne Vega taught sexy girl I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had. Suzanne Vega mirrors feelings class I still consider myself a feminist. Suzanne Vega feminist stills I had some fears as a kid, but I was also relatively fearless. Maybe that's a result of living half the time in reality and the other half in fantasy. Suzanne Vega fearless kids reality
