Anaïs Mitchell > Quotes

“To know how it ends
And still begin to sing it again
As if it might turn out this time”
― Anaïs Mitchell

“Say that you’ll hold me forever
Say that the wind won’t change on us
Say that we’ll stay with each other
And it’ll always be like this”
― Anaïs Mitchell

“The meanest hound dog you'll ever meet
He ain't the hound dog in the street
He bears some teeth and tears some skin
But brother that's the worst of him
The one you really gotta dread
Is the one that howls inside your head”
― Anaïs Mitchell, Hadestown

“Orpheus I also play the lyre Eurydice Ooh, a liar, and a player too! I’ve met too many men like you”
― Anaïs Mitchell, Working on a Song: The Lyrics of HADESTOWN

“A little moonshine ain't no sin”
― Anaïs Mitchell, Working on a Song: The Lyrics of HADESTOWN

“People turn on you just like the wind
Everybody is a fair weather friend
In the end, you're better off alone”
― Anaïs Mitchell, Working on a Song: The Lyrics of HADESTOWN