Acting and singing on 'One Tree Hill' was definitely one of the most incredible experiences of my life. I didn't even know I could act until I auditioned at the casting call for the part of Mia.

I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete.

I can lick my elbow. I know that's supposed to be impossible, but I can do it!

I've never feared the unexpected.

I think the most challenging part of being a performer is just making sure that people know that when you get up there every night, it's unique and that you care.

I've always been a really really big Sheryl Crow fan. I just respect what she does in a way that she just remains true to her music and sort of has just been real. She isn't trying too hard ever.

I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations. I enjoy my life the most when I have a bunch of things going on at the same time.

I always try to be very human in my performances and hang out with my fans. It is cool to be a celebrity, but at the end of the day I want to empower my audience and say, 'Hey, I am just like you.

As you get older, challenges arise that you aren't prepared for, but what got me through it was music.

I like to perform live like we're all just hanging out in my living room. I'm totally casual and informal on stage.

I think just being on 'One Tree Hill' has given me a lot of confidence.

Writing starts with living.

Amazement + Gratitude + Openness + Appreciation = an irresistible field of energy

I bought me a guitar about a year ago, learned how to play in a day or so.

To rise above treeline is to go above thought, and after, the descent back into bird song, bog orchids, willows, and firs is to sink into the preliterate parts of ourselves.

Eat like a bird, poop like an elephant.

Some books accrete things to themselves like a magnet. The writer risks sterility by subjecting the mysterious power of imagination to the devices of mere comprehension.

We've been together since we've been teenagers. I can go away and disappear for two years, and when we get back together, it's like nothing ever has changed.

Belief fuels passion, and passion rarely fails.

Change doth unknit the tranquil strength of men.

Another roof, another proof.