I have this theory- that if we`re told we`re bad, then that`s the only ideal we`ll ever have.

I`m becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that`s what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.

I`m half alive but I feel mostly dead.

Being part of the natural world reminds me that innocence isn`t ever lost completely; we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it.

The things you fear are undefeatable, not by their nature, but by your approach.

I`ve always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I thought, `How odd that I`m doing a record before a book of poetry,`

I get bored very easily. I have a voracious appetite and I do not feel alive if I`m repeating something I`m good at. So I`m always looking for new challenges.

Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend.

My whole goal is to keep my spirit intact. If that doesn`t happen, none of this is worth it.

"I rather see the world from another angle."

"The things you fear are undefeatable not by their nature but by your approach"

"In silence you hear who you are becoming. You create yourself."

"We are loved beyond our ability to comprehend"

"What we call human nature in actuality is human habit"

"We are each others angels in the way that we answer each others prayers and we can also make each others lives miserable."

[about her song "Daddy"] "I was seven years old and went to a friend`s house for dinner. (...) The father came and turned the TV off and punished the children because they weren`t allowed to watch black people on TV."

"Cynicism isn`t smarter, it`s only safer. There`s nothing fluffy about optimism."