My life contains so many other things; I have my children, my grandchildren, my two dogs and a big place in the country. I have my own life.

My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.

There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me.

There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection.

I'm a country bumpkin. I'm not a showgirl.

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.

The press has always written that I am a recluse and a mysterious woman, but I am more down-to-earth than they think.

I have one pug and one Czechoslovakian dog called Prazsky krysarik.

I just want to live in peace and quiet.

When I record, it feels like I'm in a bubble. There's nothing else in my head right then. It's just that song, and I'm trying to really sound like what the song is about.

It's strange that the newspapers don't see a connection between their false revelations about my private life and my need for seclusion and security.

Before you hate something you should try to understand it.

Holy fu-" he starts then catches himself."Yes, this tithe will be most pleasing to her Goodness." Me and Magnus exchange amused glances.

Pretending I’m all grown-up seems like too much work. I’d rather just be me

All is as it should be.

I've always thought of, of a relationship with an actor to an audience as a marriage, you know. And a story, you know. And there are ups and downs, and you work through them, and you work with them.

Daydreams are the delusions of the devil.

In the end, it doesn't really matter what you paint. It's all just a routine to connect yourself finally with other people.

I was haunted by a bear attack that happened in Algonquin Park in 1991. The problem was that I dont believe in ghosts, so that ruled out an exorcism. My other choice was to start writing.

Tomorrow will be too late, it's now or never.

Never can a reforming sect survive if it is only reforming; the formative elements alone - the real impulse, that is, the principles - live on and on.