I get up, go shopping, clean the flat, cook my boyfriend's dinner. It's great selling records, but it doesn't mean you have to turn into a freak.

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.

My dad's Irish music was such a huge influence.

In fact, I'd just like to own something. Everyone thinks I'm glamorous, rich and famous but all I've got is some recording equipment and a battered old BMW.

I always want to bring emotion across in a straightforward way. I don't want to get histrionic when I'm singing. For me that's just not interesting; it goes too far down one road.

The older you get, the more you realize you're drifting toward a direction, and sometimes your significant other drifts into an opposite direction. You can't blame anybody for it.

I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came to the end, the more difficult it got. You don't see things clearly as long as you're still involved.

There will be no white flag above my door, I'm in love and always will be

It's great to just disappear, grab a suitcase, switch the answering machine on and just go somewhere else.

Inside everybody's hiding something.

And we danced, and we drankAnd I've seen something you probably never got the chance to seeDon't worry, MaryCause I'm taking care of DannyAnd he's taking care of me

Not by discussions nor by argument, but by lifting up Christ shall we draw men unto Him.

The world is incomprehensible. We won't ever understand it; we won't ever unravel its secrets. Thus we must treat the world as it is: a sheer mystery.

With fame, in just proportion, envy grows.

Everyone thinks acting is easy. It's far from easy, but it's the most gratifying thing I do.

In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice.

Steven Gerrard is the best player I've ever played with.

Baseball has a special place in our hearts. It is the game that shows us as we would like to be.

A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have tried so many things to replace it.

If you desire healing, let yourself fall ill let yourself fall ill.

Get back in my cot, girl," said Gilsa. "You're sickly." No, I'm not," said Ani. Oh, no? Well, maybe stubbornness is a sickness, did you ever think of that?