Quotes from Dar Williams

You'll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song.

A lot of men were also becoming more attuned and less afraid of women [in the nineties ].

Why wouldn't you want to be the envy of your neighbors by being so good and so generous and so smart in how you use the power that you obviously have? That's my patriotism.

Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person.

As I said in one of my songs, we're still abolishing slavery, but nobody says it's a good thing. Nobody justifies it.

There was a lot of distance between the Dar of The Honesty Room and the Dar of Mortal City, so there was no attempt.

But if you're looking to be spooked by really tall trees then you've got to go to Washington State.

The first concert I saw was Cheryl Wheeler.

I just think the reassurance and the steadiness and the hands-on kindness can make a huge difference.

But I benefit from the taxes I pay because I know how to access the benefits of the taxes.

God looks like a guidance counselor, God's got that smile. God says, 'How could this be? That's really odd I guess I'll have to check my records, silly me, you know, I'm only God.'

I'm becoming a professional nomad and enjoying that whole part of my life.

Writing 'February' made me realize that breaking form is a way of letting the song be human.

Therapy was the biggest romance of my life.

I try to be careful not to do single concerts where I fly out, do my show, turn around and go home.

If you're looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then you've got to go to Wisconsin.

Everyone has to decide how they're going to appear in their lives, how they're going to put themselves out there to the world.

If you're lucky you find something that reflects you, Helps you feel your life, protects you, Cradles you and connects you to everything.

But social justice and the environment are very tied together in my head.

Every time you opt in to kindness Make one connection, used to divide us It echoes all over the world

There are a lot of people out there who are exactly half extrovert and half introvert and they love to be extroverts as long as they have enough time to go off and figure it all out.

I was raised by parents who really admired the religious leaders of the left, as many 60s and 70s liberals did.

The very best thing you can do is to try to write a song that has some sort of impact.

You always have to wrestle with chaos.