Quotes from Jewel

I think being raised spending so much time outdoors was really important - while you're in it, you might not know, but now I think of the things I was thankful for.

I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state, you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you.

I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.

I'm the classic absent-minded professor: I'm very focused on something, and meanwhile, I've left the refrigerator door open for hours.

I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to.

I developed a loyal following. No one knew I was homeless.

I've been writing lullabies since the beginning. I kind of did it for myself to help myself fall asleep when I really worried, like when I was homeless and I'd fall asleep in my car.

I would love to write more children's books. There is such a high standard out there for children's books; there are really amazing writers. It is a fantastic creative outlet and such an amazing teaching tool. The thing I love about kids, too, is it is so imaginative and poetic.

You have to be an ally in a difficult time and not turn on yourself with self-shaming thoughts, which makes facing pain intolerable.

We must all work together to end youth homelessness in America

I get bored very easily. I have a voracious appetite and I do not feel alive if I'm repeating something I'm good at. So I'm always looking for new challenges.

Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There's no bounds.

Without a band, I'm much more free to improvise.

The writers I respect the most had an undying commitment to a vision.

I've always toured solo acoustic.

I think family mealtime is really important. There's a lot of research that shows kids are going to do better in school and have more self-esteem if you can all sit down and eat together.

I love playing big rooms. There's nothing like it. It's a power trip.

Self love is a great recurring theme, the headwaters that feed my ability to be the best version of myself in every other aspect of my life. Self worth sets the standard that life meets.

Through Love and through Beauty, we achieve immortality.

Words can crush things that are unseen.

I grew up doing live tours and playing in bars, so it was what I love to do.

I know, you love me and soon you will see, you were meant for me and I was meant for you

Some of my favorite poets had a tremendous sense of whimsy, so it's a writing style I guess I admire.

Telling the truth to yourself and someone you can trust are great ways to help elevate your whole emotional quality.