I definitely think that with music my favorite thing about Nashville is that it's a music hub that accepts and allows all genres to be present, and I think there's been a kind of fusing of genres lately that for me makes me really happy and excited.

When we fall in love and we have a first kiss with someone, we never ever imagine that someday that could be a last kiss.

Being a powerful woman who also exhibits great warmth is an incredible feat because people think that to be powerful you have to be cold, and you don't.

We all dream about love, want to be in love, and have been hurt by love.

What I've learned is not to change who you are, because eventually you're going to run out of new things to become.

It's pretty intense writing about my own life, my own struggles.

I love writing thank-you notes. There's something very nostalgic to me about the feel of a card and putting pen to paper. How many times in our lives are we required to put pen to paper anymore?