"According to the media at that time, that caused an overnight change in my status from 'Nashville has-been' to 'hip icon.' Whatever they called me, I was grateful. It was my second major comeback; the minor ones have been too many to count." Cinnamon Hill, Chapter One, Page 7

"There's no way around grief or loss: you can dodge all you want, but sooner or later you just have to go into it, through it, and hopefully, come out on the other side. The world you find there will never be the same as the world you left." Cinnamon Hill, Chapter Three, Page 27

"Thereafter she always used that term when she talked about my music, and I think she did so on purpose, to remind me that the music in me was something special given by God. My job was to care for it and use it well...