Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it! - Maya Angelou

"Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it."

"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."

"I sustain myself with the love of family."

"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."