Here I was again tonight forcing laughter, faking smiles Same old tired, lonely place

It's possible to climb to the top without stomping on other people.

In a relationship each person should support the other; they should lift each other up.

I think love is one of those things that it's only really bad because it was once good. You can't miss something that was never amazing. So, what I've learned is that even if it ends badly, it's worth it if it made you feel something, if it taught you something.

And you know there’s nothing like writing a song about someone who’s mean to you, and just makes your life miserable…and then winning a Grammy for 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.

Words, how little they mean when they are too late.