The European public has always been great to me.

Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer

She's got Greta Garbo's standoff sighs, she's got Bette Davis eyes.

I write from what's in my heart. I write what I love and have always done that.

I never had any other thought in my mind. I was gonna write songs, I was gonna be a star and a singer and I never thought of doing anything else.

I'll be here where the heart is

Acting? No, it is not for me. I would be terrible.

I love to write, to sing, to make music. Not to act: I am horrible.

Hope you're pleased with the crumbs she throws you.

Nashville has a great creative atmosphere. It's a small, close-knit music community that you can't find anywhere else.

You didn't wake up, your dreams just changed gear.

An open heart leaves a breach for someone to pour love into it.

Don't allow your negative thoughts and beliefs to bully you into a state of living that you didn't bargain for.

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.

When you find a guy who is powerful, a big father figure, you latch onto him immediately.

Thank you, yard sales, for being the perfect way to say to your neighbors: We think we're important enough to charge money for our garbage.

The point of a notebook is to jumpstart the mind.

I adore this adventure, I adore working with youth. For me it's a daily challenge, working to help these youths realize their dreams.

If a faultless poem could be produced, I am satisfied it would tire the critics themselves; and annoy the whole reading world with the spleen.

It's only a thought and a thought can be changed. Choose good ones.