180 Quotes by Sara Bareilles

My earth is somebody’s ceiling.

Late night writing is also good, too, but in New York, you’ve got neighbors. I try to be a good neighbor.

My personal best seems the most accessible to me when I am being as honest as I can be. At this point in my life, I am attempting to make choices that move me toward what feels authentic, while saying yes to things that make my gut feel spooked with possibility.

I was struck by what kept her in place, her fear of hurting him. It reminded me of my own darkest moments, waking up one day, looking around, and not recognizing your own self, because you have given too much of that away.

My hairstylist taught me a trick for my hair. You section off your hair and put them up in these crazy little knots and then it looks like you curled your hair. It’s saved me so much time ’cause on the road you don’t have time or plugs to plug your curling iron in.

You are defending some unnamed territory inside of you that houses what’s true. It exhausts you and burns you out.

I think that’s my hope for a lot of the feminist movement is that the gender thing sort of stops being the selling point, if that makes any sense. We’re just people making art, and that’s how this process has felt to me.

By treating the mistake with so little weight, it actually became weightless.

I’m that person who owns all of the seasons on DVDs, including the Lifetime intimate portraits showcasing The Golden Girls. I am a massive fan. I think I’m Dorothy. She’s my favorite.