I've written about one song on several different albums.

There's nothing to compare to live music, there just isn't anything.

That's why you find a lot of entertainers are insecure, because it's the perfect camouflage for insecurity.

I had a fear of being alone.

Well, we all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you.

The scripture that God used to save me was Isaiah 7.14, which today is still my favourite verse in the Bible.

God allows circumstances to build us up. God has got our back.

At first I was afraid, I was petrified, kept thinking I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong, and I grew strong.

All through my young life I wanted to sing, although nobody in my family knew it.

I've got all my life to live and I've got all my love to give

When I'm on stage, all is right with the world.

Courage comes with action.

I always felt that if somebody picks on you it's because they're not happy doing what they're doing.

Writing in a nuanced way, getting at all the details in a way that remains interesting for the reader, is very difficult.

Goal training is important. If there's a 5K walk in the community, train for that.

It is is better to know one book intimately than a hundred superficially.

It is true not all has been accomplished that the earnest advocates would desire, but a start has been made.

My stomach lurched, an appetizer before the full portion of heartache I had a feeling was going to be served at some point soon.

If you would be pungent, be brief.

In this cash-rich, time-poor culture of ours, the most precious commodity we have is time...volunteering our precious time, is in this brutally self-involved world, the most truly selfless act

Shut not your doors to me proud libraries.