"I was struck by how literate her lyrics were, how intellectual and political. I loved how, in her songs, she talked about anything other than the love in her heart for a man…. She was the complete opposite of the images that were pumped into me as a child, of what I was supposed to aspire to as a woman. She is a folk artist, in the way that Bob Dylan is. I loved that she was a poet involved in visual art. It wasn't just about the music for her…. I felt that Patti's goal was to use her art to bring comfort and grace—to me, personally."— Shirley Manson, Rolling Stone, "100 Greatest Artists of All Time"