What did not demolish me simply polished me.

When I perform, I'm just very much just being myself.

Tolerance is the seed, and the gift of pure acceptance is the tree

If he ever left me, I wouldn't even be sad; no, 'cause there's a blessing in every lesson, and I'm glad that I knew him at all.

Your real job in this world is to be you.

I'm passionate about the empowerment and healing of girls and women. Where I do the most work in that regard is in my songwriting.

I started dealing with my emotional pain by writing. I always had been a writer, but just not songs. Saying things on paper that I would never, ever say, and saying things to myself, admitting things to myself, about myself and my personality, just putting it on paper, is how I deal with emotional pain.