Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

I may like the Blizzard best, of all the songs I have written

The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son

Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive each other.

I look in the mirror through the eyes of the child that was me.

Irish Alzheimer's: you forget everything except the grudges

When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go... The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back!

Recovering from the suicide of a loved one, you need all the help you can get.

I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would do it whether I was in the public or not. It is the way I was taught. The American way

It is true that I have had heartache and tragedy in my life. These are things none of us avoids. Suffering is the price of being alive.

... even the devil works for God.

The fullness of existence is the experience of joy and sorrow, good times and dark times, pain and healing..

Things often have a 50/50 chance of going our way or the other, trust that you will be able to handle the disappointment, change, discomfort and treat it all as an adventure.

the troubles i faced that time now make me realize i really made the best choice..

If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods.

Life has had to deal with environmental change, especially climate change, since the beginning of its existence on Earth.

Above all else, know this: Be prepared at all times for the gifts of God and be ready always for new ones. For God is a thousand times more ready to give than we are to receive

When you're gone I can go running though the house screaming and no one will ever hear me.

I'm an all-things-in-moderation kind of person. I do eat a warm donut occasionally. I especially enjoy a cider donut when I'm apple picking. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

The service took place on one of those afternoons that occur only in the past.

Even the paradise of fools is not an unpleasant abode while it is inhabitable.