I cant decide if its a choice — Taylor Swift

"If you listen to my albums, its like reading my diary."

"I want to say to all the young women out there: there will people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame, but if you just focus on the work and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where youre going youll look around and youll know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there, and that will be the greatest feeling in the world."

"What does it mean to be the woman of this decade? Well, it means Ive seen a lot. […] I saw that people love to explain away a womans success in the music industry, and I saw something in me change due to this realization. This was the decade when I became a mirror for my detractors. Whatever they decided I couldnt do is exactly what I did. Whatever they criticized about me became material for musical satires or inspirational anthems. […] In 10 years Ive seen forward steps in our industry, in our awareness, our inclusion, our ability to start calling out unfairness and misconduct. Ive seen the advent of social media, the way it can boost the breakthrough of emerging artists and Ive seen fans become more engaged and supportive than ever before. […] Thank you for a magnificent, happy-free, confused, sometimes lonely but mostly golden decade."

"I didn’t realize until recently that I could advocate for a community that I’m not a part of."

"This is the proudest and happiest Ive ever felt, and the most creatively fulfilled and free Ive ever been."

"To me, fearless is not the absence of fear. Its not being completely unafraid. To me, fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death. Fearless is falling madly in love again, even though youve been hurt before. Fearless is walking into your freshman year of high school at fifteen. Fearless is getting back up and fighting for what you want over and over again...even though every time youve tried before, youve lost. Its fearless to have faith that someday things will change. Fearless is having the courage to say goodbye to someone who only hurts you, even if you cant breathe without them. I think its fearless to fall in love with your best friend, even though hes in love with someone else. And when someone apologizes to you enough times for things theyll never stop doing, i think its fearless to stop believing them. Its fearless to say "youre NOT sorry", and walk away. I think loving someone despite what people think is fearless. I think allowing yourself to cry on the bathroom floor is fearless. Letting go is fearless. Then, moving on and being alright...thats fearless too. But no matter what love throws at you, you have to believe in it. You have to believe in love stories and prince temu charmings and happily ever afters. Because I think love is fearless."