I'm supposed to be taking time off. But I'm still writing and I have this Gap advert lined up.

I only watch TV when I go to hotels.

To me, music has to be about freedom. It's the most important thing in my life.

Life is good. Or at least, it's always interesting.

Who says soul has only one colour?

If you remember one thing from talking to me, remember this: I am just a girl who makes noises - and I'm incredibly lucky that people happen to like those noises.

It's like, 'You're not allowed to change. That's not fair. We like you like this.' But I don't. So let me expand and express myself.

It's ok to be sassy, but I'll never be trashy, it's ok to be nasty, but you got to keep it classy now

It would just be nice if everybody would be nice.

If I could be a doctor and save lives I would, but I can't so I sing songs.

I can be whatever. I can wear shoes or don't wear shoes. I can tie my hair up or wear it down. It doesn't matter.

The crazy thing about poetry is how its simplicity makes it complicated.

It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.

Your prayers will certainly be answered. Everyone who asks receives.

God has always given me the strength to say what is right.

Justice is truth in action.

The older I get, the more important the eternal becomes to me personally.

Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.

Photography is an act of love.

Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.

We exchanged many frank words in our respective languages.