Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.

Theres nothing like Nashville for making records.

I am terribly shy, but of course no one believes me. Come to think of it, neither would I.

You know, if you're lucky enough to have two smash hit shows, the traffic of the world goes through your dressing room.

I'm allergic to chemicals in food so I eat only organic foods.

I want to make love, but my hair smells of war and running and running.

What I have sought is to understand what has been said.

You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.

Of my friends I am the only one I have left.

If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally.

I'm a tomboy beanpole? I can't use a computer, so maybe I'm a bit out of the loop. I don't know whether to be flattered or not flattered. The beanpole bit, is that good? Can you be a sexy beanpole?

Who's to say where funny stops and 'too far' starts?

Everything is illusion, except for the Divine Love of God that is all-pervading which you can feel through your Spirit.

A lyrical, brave and complex novel that takes enormous risks and pulls them all off.

Voyaging great distances -- through forests, from island to island, across plains and into the mountains -- is all about finding ourselves.