I learned the truth at seventeen, That love was meant for beauty queens, And high school girls with clear skinned smiles, Who married young and then retired. Janis Ian Read Quote
At the end of the day, all you can hope for is to go on. The older I get, the more I realize that just keeping on keeping on is what life’s all about. Janis Ian Read Quote
I see interracial couples all the time in Nashville. I’m a Jew in Nashville. I’m a gay person in Nashville. It’s a non-issue in most of the time. That’s a huge leap forward. Janis Ian Read Quote
I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me. Janis Ian Read Quote
Once you’re halfway home, you know that you can probably get the rest of the way there. Janis Ian Read Quote
I think I grew up, stopped worrying about what people thought of me, and whether things were going to turn out OK. I’m concentrating on doing the best work I can do and letting it go at that. Janis Ian Read Quote
Society’s Child’ was a real hard record to start with. That’s all you want is for you to put your first record out and have people screaming at you in the streets. But it taught me right away that what I was doing was valuable and important. Janis Ian Read Quote
I’ve always been an avid reader. If I don’t have a book in the car, I’ll stop and pick one up just to have something to read. I don’t even remember learning to read. Janis Ian Read Quote
It’s neat to have finally reached a point where I can accept what I was and what I am. Janis Ian Read Quote
