The unreality of the past weeks lifted like a fog, but its residue remained. All of the past is like that, but most especially the parts that are out of the ordinary.

A thing is only as great as the amount a person is willing to risk for it. If you are not willing to risk anything, then the thing mustn't be so great at all.

How shall I ever learn who I am when there is so much of me that belongs to someone else?

I began to feel lighthearted. Don't ever do that

As long as I'm still able to have a hit on the radio and sell a few albums and some tickets, I don't see that it would be worth retiring.

Back when they supported segregation, Lott and Thurmond were Democrats.

The theater itself is not revolutionary: it is a rehearsal for the revolution.

The world's become a little too mean.

Marriage is a leap of faith. You are each other's safety net.

I swim in a shaft of light, upside down, and I can see myself clearly, through and through, from every angle. Perhaps I stand on the brink of a great discovery.

Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event.

I wanted to share my life story and honor my roots. I am very proud of my family and mother.

I'm very career-driven, so my focus and my energy has been into that.