“I look in the mirror through the eyes of the child that was me.”

“I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from the deep down. The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart.”

“I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live.”

“I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a lot of rest and training to sing, and I was lucky that I found a great teacher when I first moved to New York.”

“Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.”

“I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must keep your faith in something Greater than You, and keep doing what you love. Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.”

“Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive each other.”

“I look in the mirror through the eyes of the child that was me.”