“One thing I learned is that I don't want to be in an all-girl band aga...” — Kim Shattuck Quote

“One thing I learned is that I don't want to be in an all-girl band again. Besides, most of my friends are guys, anyway.”

“The Pandoras began as a '60s punk group. Then they went pop, then metal. When they went metal, I quit because I hate heavy metal music and I wanted to write my own songs.”

“I like clubs, I like sweat, I like people right up in my space.”

“The whole idea of doing an album is overwhelming sometimes. But, I get inspired when I get inspired and that's when it flows easily.”

“Sometimes I'll go without writing for a while and I'll start to be driven nuts. I start doubting my writing ability. So I'll sit down and a dozen songs will pop out. It's fun.”

“I am a perfectionist and the only reason why I started producing is because I didn't want to argue with a producer.”

“I learnt in life what to do besides learning what not to do.”

“We're not really trying to do anything besides represent where we come from, and that's New Orleans.”

“While working on my first five books, I kept wishing I was writing a novel. I thought until you wrote a novel, you weren't taken seriously as a writer. It used to trouble me a lot, but nothing troubles me now, and besides, there has been a change. I think short stories are taken more seriously now than they were.”

“It's still as exciting to play records I've not heard before as it was when I was young. There's not much that makes me feel like that besides making music. And they definitely feed into each other.”

“I use the Net for a lot of things besides e-mailing. I involve myself in chats with people as part of my research for characters.”

“I've learned a lot about life besides how to take a punch. And I've taken quite a few in and out of the ring.”