“I think I’m speaking for a bunch of girls when I say that the idea that feminism is completely natural and shouldn’t even be something that people find mildly surprising. It’s just a part of being a girl in 2013.”

I’ve totally learned in this process that 99% of the time, your gut is right, and you know what’s right for you. I know exactly what’s right for my career and for my art, and sometimes, even if the whole room is saying, ‘Don’t do that, don’t do that,’ you know that doing that is going to be good for you, in the long run.

Like wildflowers you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would.

Don’t be afraid. Be the kind of person your mother warned you about.

Two things to remember in life: take care of your thoughts when you are alone, and take are of your words when you are with people.

The smarter the person, the more boring the instagram account.

People have told me that Ive helped them feel confident, like they can say things they want to say. They can talk about feminism in class without people calling them a lesbian. Thats so amazing that I can make someone feel like that.

I do not need someone to complete me, but if you wanted to, we could walk next to each other into whatever is coming next.

David Bowie told me my music sounds like tomorrow

We’re so happy, even when we’re smiling out of fear.

Everyone’s competing for a love they won’t receive.

I love thrift shopping. You can get ten things because everything costs, like, three dollars.

Of course I got lipstick all over my lil’ nose in about 5 seconds, nothing’s changed.

I’m terrified of growing up. Once you become an adult, how to you step back from that? It’s something that wakes me up at night.

Taylor Swift is so flawless, and so unattainable, and I don’t think it’s breeding anything good in young girls.

What I do is so important to me. It’s like being a parent, in some ways, of a super-demanding , high-achieving child, with a cry that sounds really cool on the radio.

It’s a new art form, showing people how little we care.

I don’t like it when a girl trys to hard and puts loads of makeup on. You gotta show some of yourself.

Do not look for a girl you want to treat like a princess.

The courageous girl I write about is the girl I aspire to be.

I think when you’re writing songs, it’s impossible to not draw on personal experiences, whether it be traveling or girls, or anything.

I want a girl who respects herself. It means her standards are high and if I fit them then id be honored. If she’s easy then what does that say about me?

A girl is a good deed and a boy is a bounty. Good deeds are rewarded while people are held accountable for bounties.

I think if I was girl, I’d probably have a crush on Zayn. Just look at him. He’s just pretty, isn’t he? His cheekbones.

I like girls who have two eyes.