You almost felt sorry for the devil cause heaven knows he didn't have a prayer, when Mama prayed.

There's a darkness that everyone must face, it wants to take what's good and fair and lay it all to waste. And that darkness covers everything in sight, until it meets a single point of light.

I was in church a little bit as a very young kid, but, as they say in the South, 'it didnt take.' None of it took with me.

There's forgiveness if you ask forgiveness, you truly repent, and you do make an honest effort not to do that anymore.

I never thought I'd be a good influence on anybody with anything I did or said or sang.

After youve been married quite a few years, you learn to take orders; it just comes easy.

When I got into my early 20s, I was going to bed one nightI was still drinking, still using drugs, and probably was drunk or high or both when I just picked up the Bible and started reading to go to sleep. I was amazed at how well I slept, but even beyond that, the next day, there was this peace of mind that was still there that I wasnt used to.