The musings are the same I believe the fire to create burns so heavily that I am never far from a guitar or a fountain pen.

You can't roll a joint on an iPod, buy vinyl.

I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs, but that's not true. Those songs may just be the woman I am.

Be exceptional. Make tremendous efforts to be extraordinary. What a privilege to be here on the planet to contribute your unique donation to humankind. Just make sure you do so.

I feel like I've kind of gotten to a peaceful place in my heart.

So it's the greatest compliment in the world when people want to hear you sing. That means it feels good to them, so I keep doing it.

I am very picky about my people and my beer.

I've pretty much run the circle of labels and dealing with that whole kind of battle, because you're the one creating the music, but you're not the final say. That's always been hard.

I like rules that are broken.

I like to make great albums.

I didn't go to college.

През дрипите прозира всеки грях, а мантии и шуби скриват всичко!

Jazz is the only lever used by all the riffraff of Tram 83 to switch social class as one would subway cars.

If you feel judged by others, remember that they don't live in your house at night, and they don't care for your child. You do, and you are capable of doing the right thing for your child.

You don’t need to wait for God to show up, in order to be rescued from your bad situation. God has been trying to get your attention for a really long time.

One returns to the place one came from.

I divide all literary works into two categories: Those I like and those I don't like. No other criterion exists for me.

I've covered Avril Lavigne. I like good pop songs, and I don't think there should be any kind of preconceptions about where good pop songs come from.

Let anyone who has zeal for God come with me! Let us fight for our brothers! Let Heaven's will be done!

Had I become a priest, the sermons would've been electric!

Economic growth won't feed a growing population living on this finite planet