I also started writing songs because I had this burning activity in my heart and had to express myself.

I haven't lived my life through my daughters. Some parents devote everything to their children, which must be so hard, and it's very beautiful. But I'm a working parent, so I've always kept my own life.

Each individual is as individual as their fingerprints, and I think that's extraordinary.

I've never been a social person. When I grew up, the other girls would all be combing their hair and exchanging lipstick, and I just couldn't do that group thing.

It's hard to tell how far women's individuality has come in the past twenty years.

The very fact that the planet is probably unsustainable with all that we've done to it and are doing to it, it's an appalling piece of evidence. It shows our complacency, our lack of passion or inclination to be authentic and really understand our true values. It's consistently depressing, but nevertheless, we carry on.

Churches, depending on their policy, can do fantastic work with people in the community.