The fate of a song is often established in the first 15 minutes of writing.

I make a living from storytelling - if you're a public person and you sing songs about getting married to get a visa, and you are actually doing that, you're gonna end up in trouble.

I would cut off my right arm to be someone's lover.

What's broken can always be fixed What's fixed will always be broken

You don't get over a broken heart/ You just learn to carry it gracefully.

I would never kiss anyone/ Who doesn't burn me like the sun.

I had a period in my life when I was eight or nine when I was so scared of dying that I wouldn't go out of our house for a whole year.

I really think I need to find a home. I don't know if that includes a girlfriend or not, but first I need to find a home, definitely.

I hate when songwriters refer to their songs as babies.

I must admit that it seems like my mind really reconstructs some things, and in a very - I just know that it seems like some things are not as I remembered them when I do some investigation.

I think all of my songs are either based on personal experience or will be based on personal experience, because I do write a lot of songs prophetically.

To sum it up, success is nothing more than a small act of courageousness.

You just...you don't take crap from anyone. But not in the fake, rebellious way that most kids do it, like they got something to prove. You're real, and people respect you a lot for that.

The only thing that saves us from bureaucracy is its inefficiency.

There is something more - the spirit, or the soul. I think that that quality encourages our courtesy and care and our minds. And mercy, and identity.

A fanatic is a man who, when he's lost sight of his purpose, redoubles his effort.

Oh, don't worry! I'm always okay!

There are a number of golfers who are playing great golf in their 40s.

I won't rewrite on set, but I'll just trim the fat.

After two and a half engagements, of course I want to get married and have babies, so I am going to freeze my eggs.

Guess what? By virtue of being American, you are not innocent.