A few years have gone and come around when we were sittin' at our favorite spot in town, and you looked at me, got down on one knee. Take me back to the time when we walked down the aisle; the whole town came and our mammals cried. And you said "I do.", and I did, too. Take me home where we met so many years before; we'll rock our babies on the very front porch. After all this time, you and I. And I'll be eighty-seven you'll be eighty-nine, I'll still look at you like the stars that shine. In the sky. Oh, my my my.

— Taylor Swift

All of my favorite people - people I really trust - none of them were cool in their younger years.

— Taylor Swift

All you need to do to be my friend is like me.

— Taylor Swift

A lot of people ask me, 'How did you have the courage to walk up to record labels when you were 12 or 13 and jump right into the music industry?' It's because I knew I could never feel the kind of rejection that I felt in middle school. Because in the music industry, if they're going to say no to you, at least they're going to be polite about it.

— Taylor Swift

A lot of people think if they’re shouting the loudest, they’ll be heard, but most people lose respect for you when you lose your cool. You have to maintain everyone’s respect, especially as a woman in a position of power. It’s terrible to be at that kind of disadvantage, where if you yell, people will talk about you behind your back more than if you were a man. Because of those social injustices we face as women, you have to make sure that no one can call you a crazy bitch.

— Taylor Swift

And for once a band of thieves in ripped up jeans got to rule the world

— Taylor Swift

And I'm dying to know, is it killing you like it's killing me? And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.

— Taylor Swift

And you come away with a great little story of a mess of a dreamer with the nerve to adore you

— Taylor Swift

Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun.

— Taylor Swift

As much as I would really like to have saved myself heartache, embarrassment or gossip, I also know that my biggest mistakes have turned into my best lessons. And sometimes my greatest career triumphs. If my life had been turbulence-free, maybe my music would be beige, maybe the stadiums wouldn’t be full and the mantle would be a little more empty.

— Taylor Swift