The worst thing about poverty is not the actual living of it, but the shame of it.

Sometimes I start with a great title or idea, sometimes a great melody will run through my mind; but the higher percentage of the time, the words and music pretty much come at the same time.

If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold, I'd have all the treasures my pockets could hold.

My husband calls me 'catfish.' He says I'm all mouth and no brains.

I write what I write, say what I say, 'cause I feel what I feel, and if I did it different, it would make me a liar! So I'd rather be an honest person than a good liar.

I don't like to get involved in things that I am not familiar with. I'm kind of a hands-on type of person.

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