dust to dust;

Girls are able to relate to my music. Everyone can daydream about falling in love. I write songs about love and heartbreak and we’ve all been through that. It’s about connecting with the lyrics and sharing somebody else’s pain.

Reyna Biddy  (via wordsnquotes)

People experience horrible things every day, and they still manage to be nice to others. Being an asshole is not something you’re born with, or something you become. It’s a choice.

I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don’t already exist out there.

Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do

Drew Marvin, English Teacher (via illuminaura)

“maybe the witch thought she was protecting rapunzel, not punishing her. maybe she thought that if rapunzel was locked away, no one could ever hurt her. maybe the witch kept rapunzel because she loved her, because she was scared that if other people could get to rapunzel, they would hurt her. and maybe rapunzel didn’t understand the witch; maybe she was angry at her - but maybe she loved her too.” 

both men and women should be free to be sensitive. both men and women should be free to be strong. it is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as two opposing sets of ideals.

Interviewer: “Are you going to be at least a little bit intoxicated in your tracksuit?“ Alicia: “I hope so.”

There’s something different about when a female directs versus a male. The level of maturity, mutual respect, and energy that you get from a female director is so different. I’ve worked with male directors who aren’t good, and no one says anything about it, but then we had one female director who was kind of all over the place and everyone complained. It’s so gendered. I feel safer when working with a female director because I know it’s from a female gaze.

I have grown tired of seeing blood red stains  spoiling everything I touch

In a peaceful society with equal rights, we have to manage to listen to, and try to understand each other. Perhaps it’s easier to understand if we focus on what we have in common, rather than the differences. Look for what we agree with instead of what we disagree with. Maybe if we see the worst in others, it is exactly what they will show us.