Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir

by Carrie Brownstein

It was about knowing you were going to be underestimated by everyone and then punishing them for those very thoughts.

I was relieved that music had done exactly what I had always wanted it to do, which was turn me into someone else.

The more comfortable you get, the more money you earn, the more successful you are, the harder it is to create situations where you have to prove yourself and make yourself not just want it, but need it. The stakes should always feel high.