Alanis Morissette

(born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and Actress

• "I'd rather walk through life than be dragged through it."

• "I want my body to be an instrument, not an ornament."

• "As we left the restaurant, the head waiter in his sixties said, 'Goodbye, sir, thank you for your business sir, you're successful and established sir, and we like the frequency with which you dine here sir, and your money.' And when I walked by, he said, 'Thank you too dear'. I was all pigtails and cords, and there was a day when I would have said something like, 'Hey dude, I could buy and sell this place, so kiss it.' I too once thought that I was owed something."

• "As we were talking outside it was cold and you were shivering, but warmed by the subject matter. 'My wife is in the next room, and we've been having troubles, you know? And please don't tell her or anyone, but I need to talk to somebody.' You said, 'Wouldn't it be a shame if I knew how great I was five minutes before I died? I'd be filled with such regret before I took my last breath!' I said, 'You're willing to tell me this now? You're not going to die any time soon."

• "Writing a letter to you didn't make me feel any more peaceful than how I felt when we weren't speaking because I didn't cop to what I did."

• "I'd like you to be schooled and in awe, as though you were kissed by God full on the lips."

• "I have this overwhelming ounce of ambition."

• "You said 'Let's name very good reasons why we shouldn't be together.' I started saying things like 'You smoke. You live in New Jersey.' You started saying things like 'You belong to the world;' all of which could have been easily refuted, but the conversation was hypothetical. I am totally short of breath for you."

• "You from New York...you are so relevant you reduce me to cosmic tears."

• "How long with this take, Baba? How long have we been sleeping? Do you see me hanging onto every word you say? How soon will I be holy? How much will this cost? How much longer until you've complete absolved me?"

• "Suits in the living room; hey guys, do you realize I was born in 1974? You've got someone here to explain the publishing. 'We all know how much you love to be in front of audiences."

• "How to defer to men in solvable predicaments; how to hate women when you're supposed to be a feminist; how to control someone to be a carbon copy of you; how to have that not work and have them run away from you; how to keep people at arm's length and never get too close; how to mistrust the ones you supposedly love the most. I'll teach you all of this in eight easy steps."