Being smart, hard-edged, and willing to speak out for what I believe in
hasn't gotten me a lot of friends, but it has gotten me a lot of
people who are awed, cowed, and otherwise humbled by my existence.
I paid my dues in blood, and now I'm not living to please anyone
except myself.
"I told him that I loved him,
So he thought I'd roll over and play dead.
He was God's gift to hypocrisy, with weak knees
and a big fat head.
She said, honey, don't tell me that old story,
you are boring me.
Just tell me, do you like me,
tell me, whatcha gonna do now that you're free?"
--Ani diFranco, "If it Isn't Her"
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