So Consumed In All Your Doom, Trying

I Don't See Makeup As A Defense. I See It As A Creative Outlet. I Am A Woman Who Has My Extreme Vulnerable Side And My Baggage--and At Times I Feel Extremely Weak. And Who's To Say A Little Mascara Doesn't Make You Feel More Confident When You Pop It On And Look In The Mirror? It Helps, Especially In My Position, Where I Have People Waiting Down The Street To Take Pictures Of Me So They Can Evaluate And Criticize Every Little Flaw On My Face.

There Is No Truth To The Rumors That We Hate Each Other. I Have No Ill Feeling For [britney Spears] And Vice Versa. I Am Proud Of All The Achievements She Has Made In Her Career, She Is A Very Hard-working Person. I Have Nothing But Love For Her.

During That Grammy Moment, When I Nearly Collapsed, I Was Thinking, Are You Kidding Me? I've Always Been Really Good With My Heels. Even Pregnant, I Could Perform In Heels. Note To Self: Never Wear A Train Onstage.

There's Always A Positive To Those Negative Times, Because You Come Out Of It So Much Stronger And Wiser. Strength Comes From Every Hardship, And It's Been A Lesson For Me.

For A Shield From The Storm, For A Friend, For A Love To Keep Me Safe And Warm...i Turn To You. For The Strength To Be Strong, For The Will To Carry On...for Everything You Do, For Everything Thats True, I Turn To You.