Judy Collins

It is true that I have had heartache and tragedy in my life. These are things none of us avoids. Suffering is the price of being alive.

I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an attempt, so I had a connection with that sort of group of people who have tried suicide at one time in their lives.

I don't know where my songs come from... If I knew, I'd know too much, more than we are allowed on this plane.

Music can speak louder than words, and I will use my music to speak out on behalf of children everywhere.

Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or feelings or love. They're things we can't really see or touch. They're not material, but they're vitally important to us.