If you can't do it with feeling - don't.

I recorded a song called, I Fall to Pieces, and I was in a car wreck. Now I'm worried because I have a brand-new record, and it's called Crazy!

Oh, I offended you with my opinion? You should hear the the ones I keep to myself.

I have gotten more than I asked for. All that I ever wanted was to hear my voice on record and have a song among the Top 20.

It seems that every time I stick my neck out, I get my foot into something else.

Oh, I just sing like I hurt inside.

If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything.

You want me to act like we've never kissed, you want to forget; pretend we've never met , and I've tried and I've tried, but I haven't yet... You walk by, and I fall to pieces.

Carnegie Hall was real fabulous, but you know, it ain't as big as the Grand Ole Opry.

Jesus has been in my room. He has taken my hand and told me, No, Not now. I have other things for you to do.

I got me a hit record and I ain't never made a cent from it.

I want to introduce my readers to people they may never have met, take them places they may never have visited, and present them with situations they may never have encountered.

There are no enemies in science, professor, only phenomena to study.

The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win

People who assume my books are only about quilts obviously haven't read them! I've always known that my books are about quilters - in other words, people - rather than quilts or quilting.

It's not the matter you cover so much as it is the manner in which you cover it.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentimental. I think we're all afraid to reveal our hearts. It's not at all in fashion.

Die while alive And be thoroughly dead. Then do what you will, All is good.

Practice works because practice gives us a chance to relax enough to make smart choices.

We live on two levels ... the realistic level and the fantastic level, and which is the real one, really?