Sometimes you do have a good time. But when it gets to the point where you're sitting in your home and you're just trying to cover what you don't want people to know. It's painful. And then you want more just so that you don't let anybody see you cry. Or anybody to see we're not happy.

My mother taught me beauty really lives in places like a smile.

To learn your artistry and to be able to perfect that, is overwhelming. Especially when you are exuding love. The human emotion is a very delicate thing, so you have to be careful about how you present it because it can be kind of scary, or too overwhelming if you're not careful. So I try to just keep it love.

I'd rather be alone than unhappy

I've turned down a lot of arena dates because I've done the big-arena thing. Now, I want to do something where people can feel me and I can feel them.

I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.

I've got some good saints out there - that's right - that pray for me constantly. You've gotta have that! You do.