I'd crack up without my music. It's the best company you can have, really. It don't say 'no' or 'maybe,' or ask no questions.

It's not that marriage itself is bad; it's the people we marry who give it a bad name.

Write from your heart, and God will take care of the rest.

Pay attention to the things that agitate you. It will tell you a lot about yourself.

I like doing the readings and the autographing, but the interviewing gets a little tedious because you get asked the same questions every day and sometimes three or four times a day.

Now, I've been known to be attractive on special occasions, and I do my best to project as much beauty as I can muster from deep inside, though I often fail.

Writing is my shelter. I don't hide behind the words; I use them to dig inside my heart to find the truth.