Getting a great idea with song writing is a lot like love. You don't know why this one is different, but it is. You don't know why this one is better, but it is. It sticks in your head, and you can't stop thinking about it.

I like the way the stories of my relationships sound to music more than the way they look in print, in gossip columns or in me talking about them in interviews. I think it's a better way of telling the stories.

There is nothing wrong with avoiding people who hurt you.

I'm very aware and very conscious of the path I chose in life, and very aware of the path I didn't choose.

But no matter what love throws at you, you have to believe in it. You have ot believe in love stories and prince charmings and happily ever after. That's why I write these songs. Because I think love is FEARLESS.

Nashville is my home, and the reason why I get to do what I love.

I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here, 'Cause I remember it all, all, all... too well...