Everywhere I go, the kids call me 'the book lady.' The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of the 'book lady' title. It makes me feel more like a legitimate person, not just a singer or an entertainer. But it makes me feel like I've done something good with my life and with my success.

...everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different.

I always think of myself as a working girl.

Sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.

I've never been pregnant, so I just feel God didn't mean for me to have kids so that everybody else's children could be mine.

I’m trying my best to keep up with all this new technology and I surround myself with all these wonderful people that are in the know and kind of help me out with all that.

Being a star just means that you just find your own special place and that you shine where you are. To me that's what being a star means.