I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.

I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of ten or eleven, when I opened my mouth and said, 'Oh, God, what's this?' I kind of knew teaching and being a veterinarian were gonna have to wait.

Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.

I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.

When you're feeling full of doubt and fear has got you in a bind, love will save the day.

I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy.

I broke my heart for every gain, to taste the sweet I faced the pain.