Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an option; to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn't able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship.

I almost never make stuff out of cookbooks because they're either too complicated or there's an ingredient in there that I can't find.

I'm 47, You learn life is short and it's not worth doing something if you don't enjoy it.

I've never been the girl that's had the five-year plan, the 10-year plan and I'm still not.

'm the inspiration for picking it up off the floor after it fell off the stool and figuring out a way to make it still work.

People who truly love to sing have to do it all the time.

She's got her God and she's got good wine, Aretha Franklin, and Patsy Cline.