Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy; sharing it is liberating.

I'm a little old-fashioned - I like it when the man opens the door and I like it when a man pays for me. I particularly like it when they pay for dinner or whatever, because I've pretty much done the opposite, but for the exception of James [Taylor], where we split everything down the middle. I've been the larger money earner in practically all of my relationships. There's equality and there are positive differences, which are complimentary.

I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it.

The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind.

You know, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997 I realized I had spent too long arranging my attitude.

I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years.

I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to sing.