I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer`s block, it`s more to do with lyrics than anything else.

I don`t worry about much anymore. The good thing about worry is that it`s like pain. When it`s not there, you don`t remember what it feels like.

The more we take the less we become, the fortune of one man means less for some.

Deadlines are meant to be broken. And I just keep breaking them.

People`s ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can`t help it-ignorance is when you choose not to understand something.

It`s a very romantic sentiment, but to think that you would die if you didn`t write, well, I would definitely choose to not write and live.

We`re constantly being told what other people think we are, and that`s why it is so important to know yourself.

I was a pretty insecure kid, didn`t have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence.

I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose more of myself than I should.

I was a pretty insecure kid, didn`t have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence.

My guideline for success -- and this is really, truthfully honest -- is whether I am really proud of this record [Afterglow]. If I am proud of the record, which I am, then I let it go. If other people like it, then that`s a big old bonus for me.

I`ve been so busy I haven`t had a chance to go crazy. I don`t party like I used to.

`Time after Time` is one of the best pop songs ever written, in my opinion. It`s an incredible, beautiful, timeless song.

Water is very forgiving. Everything lifts in water.

I try so hard to live in the moment - I don`t think ahead very much.

We try to create this interesting appearance to make ourselves feel better about ourselves.

I sort of feel like music saved my life when I was young. This is the one thing that I knew I was good at.

I`ve never done heroin, but I totally understood what would drive people to that distraction-to need that so much.

If you love large, you`ve got to hurt large. If you`ve got a lot of light, you`ve probably got an equal amount of darkness.

Time is a beautiful thing. It`s like when you meet an old lover on the street six years later and they don`t look so ugly anymore.

I`ve heard myself referred to as a quiet superstar, and I don`t quite know what that means.

We showed the industry that female artists could attract the same audiences as the big male stars.

I think I`ve become a much better singer and a much better player. Years and years of playing a couple of hours every day will do that.

I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what`s going to happen next.

Nothing outside of my child is important.

I`ve always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it.

I`m not a media darling. I`m not on the cover of all these magazines. I just quietly do my thing.

It`s a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact.

I`ve learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.

Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.

I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.

It`s an amazing luxury to say I`m 31 years old and I`m gonna take a year off. That`s pretty amazing.

Time is a beautiful thing. It`s like when you meet an old lover on the street six years later and they don`t look so ugly anymore.

Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.

I`m really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind.

I kind of have a happy magnet. I can`t stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible.

I don`t tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it.

Trying to force creativity is never good.

I don`t think about what other people want from me.

They are very personal, emotional songs - people react to them very strongly.

I play piano every day.