It took the love of a good man [to heal]. When I was reverting back into my, let's say, perversions, he would say: 'Let's go get an ice cream. I am not going to enable you. If you can only come as a wanton woman for hire, because you feel dirty and shamed, then no. Women are goddesses.' And I know that and I believe that. I chose a man who believed that, too.

My father was strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.

I'm a winter girl. I like coming out when things are desolate and everybody's ready to slit their wrists.

There is a time and a place for things. Sometimes one needs to put a filter on oneself. That can be a good thing.

To me happiness, true happiness is when you can really dance with sad.

There is an energy that you carry when you're nurturing another life where you're protecting first - and once you know that cub is out of the way of the hunter's gun, you can be a little more daring.

There's a sea secret in me / it's plain to see it is rising / but I must be flowing liquid diamonds / calling for my soul / at the corners of the world