“So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, it's...” — Mary Chapin Carpenter Quote

“So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, it's not so much because I have less at stake but more a sense that I've learned more.”

“Dreamland is a book, but it's my song in book form. It's translated itself into a different medium.”

“I don't really remember my folks singing to us, but they read to us.”

“When you're working in crisis situations, people have a tendency - particularly the media - to stake out your house.”

“Connie Bennett, the guys used to stake her, she was so good.”

“Yes, I very much like to have a personal stake in what I'm writing about.”