You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.

I believe in horoscopes. I was born under the sign of the Ram, which means I'm headstrong, don't like people telling me what to do.

Write about the truth. If you write about the truth, somebody's living that. Not just somebody, there's a lot of people.

I wouldn't have dared ask God for all that He's given me. I couldn't have done it on my own. I thank God every day for what I have.

We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean.

There's never going to be another Patsy Cline. Without her, I don't think I would have lasted.

The night I announced I was getting married, Daddy paced for hours on the porch.