Cooking certain dishes, like roast pork, reminds me of my mother.

There is a spirit in all music, the spirit has the ability to conjure up thoughts even pictures of something that happened or you wished would happen or you anticipate happening. Music has the ability to create ideas in you and me. It has the ability to encourage us to be creative.

I think the more we know the better we are. I mean not just facts. The more we know about each other, the closer we are to learn something about our selves.

We need to not be in denial about what we've done, what we've come through. It will help us if we all do that.

The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.

Strong women- precious jewels all- their humanness is evident in their accessibility. We are able to enter into the spirit of these women and rejoice in their warmth and courage.

Every journey begins with a single step.