From the beginning, I've always had a knack for catchy melodies. But I went through a period when I was trying to be rock n' roll and have a rock n' roll attitude. I was fighting my nature by trying to play really hard and sing really hard. But at a certain point, I realized that I loved syrupy pop music with tons of harmony.

— Juliana Hatfield

I don't buy a lot when I travel, but when I do, I like to send gifts from wherever I am. It's fun to find the local post office.

— Juliana Hatfield

I don't think I'm romantic at all. I have a lot of faith in the right thing happening. Furthermore, I don't really hope for a lot of particulars, I just have faith that the right thing will happen most of the time.

— Juliana Hatfield

If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and if you're talented and smart, you'll succeed.

— Juliana Hatfield

I'm able to see humor in a lot of things.

— Juliana Hatfield

I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.

— Juliana Hatfield

Puerto Ricans who find they can no longer afford to keep their pets often choose to drop their dogs, sometimes even whole litters of puppies, at a beach - sometimes under cover of night, in secret - rather than surrender the animal to a city or state-run shelter where the animals will face grim conditions and almost certain death by euthanasia.

— Juliana Hatfield