I've left Bethlehem, and I feel free. I've left the girl I was supposed to be, and some day I'll be born.

I'd love to act. I feel that it's another naked, mysterious challenge, like jazz. It kind of intrigues me in the same way.

I see my albums as working diaries, as living scrapbooks of me and my life.

I like doing the crossword puzzle in the New York Times, not watching E! on TV.

Our planet is a tiny atom in god's kingdom.

And she is your holy Mary. And I am so ordinary.

I think of my shows as family reunions. I give 100% every time. I just do. It's a huge therapeutic release. Also I love my touring family. And I love my audiences very much.