Listen to Regina Spektor. She will tell you nonlinear stories with vibrant images, quirky vocalizations and an incredible, versatile voice. She will do this just as much with what she doesn't say as she will with what she does.
Listen to Kimya Dawson. She will help you keep your head up in the face of all the world's injustices. She will remind you to love yourself and those around you and allow you to sing at the top of your lungs without worrying about whether you're in tune or not.
Listen to Vienna Teng. She will calm you down and give you strength, light the fire of hope in your veins.
Listen to Anna Spackman. She will remind you of what you already know, truths you spend too much of your time ignoring. She will insist that it's OK to be imperfect, to change and bend and twist with time.
Listen to OTEP. She will ignite rage and power in your soul and prepare you to stand up for equality, social justice, and strength.
Listen to Tori Amos. She will remind you that ignoring your past, your weaknesses and your flaws is not strength. She will be herself in complete honesty, baring her soul before you and helping you understand that doing so does not have to make you vulnerable.
Read everything by Philip Pulman. He will show you how to find God within yourself and how the truth is a hundred times more blinding and powerful than any lie. He will remind you of the importance of finding truth and love within yourself.
Read everything by Neil Gaiman. He will bare the reality of stories before you like a magician giving away his secrets, reminding you that what's important is the reality the stories represent, far more than the illusions they're constructed from.
These are my heroes.
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