Being on the road is like a campout. I'm the only girl. The guys in my band are like my big brothers. It's definitely an adventure, but it can be a nomadic lifestyle.

I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete.

I can lick my elbow. I know that's supposed to be impossible, but I can do it!

I've never feared the unexpected.

I think the most challenging part of being a performer is just making sure that people know that when you get up there every night, it's unique and that you care.

I've always been a really really big Sheryl Crow fan. I just respect what she does in a way that she just remains true to her music and sort of has just been real. She isn't trying too hard ever.

I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations. I enjoy my life the most when I have a bunch of things going on at the same time.

I always try to be very human in my performances and hang out with my fans. It is cool to be a celebrity, but at the end of the day I want to empower my audience and say, 'Hey, I am just like you.

As you get older, challenges arise that you aren't prepared for, but what got me through it was music.

I like to perform live like we're all just hanging out in my living room. I'm totally casual and informal on stage.

I think just being on 'One Tree Hill' has given me a lot of confidence.

The reader leaves his mark on the book, as the book leaves its mark on the reader.

What must be done must be done, whatever the price, the cost, the pain. One day we all must walk through fire.

If your anger is the result of your sadness or if your sadness is result of your anger, you are undoubtedly suffering from disorientation.

I was born in a slum, but the slum wasn't born in me.

Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century.

It's like my father always said to me, he said to me, he said, Roseanna Roseanadana, it's always something. If it isn't one thing--it's another! It's always something.

I want to be an inspirational model. I want people to look at me and say 'Wow she looks healthy.'

TV show is always challenging. It's challenging when you have all of the time and money in the world, and it's more challenging when you have less money.

I wouldn't play the normal girl. I don't think that that's interesting or realistic, as far as how human beings really are.

To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure.