When you are missing someone, time seems to move slower, and when I'm falling in love with someone, time seems to be moving faster.

Other women who are killing it should motivate you, thrill you, challenge you and inspire you.

I've never thought about any kind of prejudice about women in country music because I never felt like it affected me. I was fortunate enough to come about in a time when I didn't feel that kind of energy at all, and it was always my theory that if you want to play in the same ballgame as the boys, you've got to work as hard as them.

No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

Sometimes I write about my own life. And sometimes I write about situations I see my friends going through. Sometimes I write about a scene I saw in a movie. I take inspiration from all different places.

I have so many indie bands on my iPod. What I don't really understand is the attitude that if a band is unknown, they're good, and if they get fans, then you move on to the next band.

I slept in castles and fell in love because I was taught to dream" -