All I ever really want to know is how other people are making it through life—where do they put their body, hour by hour, and how do they cope inside of it.

But, like ivy, we grow where there is room for us.

Some people need a red carpet rolled out in front of them in order to walk forward into friendship. They can't see the tiny outstretched hands all around them, everywhere, like leaves on trees.

That day I carried the dream around like a full glass of water, moving gracefully so I would not lose any of it.

What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful for something real.

I laughed and said, Life is easy. What I meant was, Life is easy with you here, and when you leave, it will be hard again.

Don't wait to be sure. Move, move, move.

We come from long lines of people destined never to meet.

... we had once called out hello into the cauldron of the world and then run away before anyone could respond.

Inelegantly, and without my consent, time passed.

I cried in English, I cried in french, I cried in all the languages, because tears are the same all around the world.

Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained.

The Miss America Pageant reinforces a belief that women are merely how they look and how they please.

Want a hot dog, McMahon?

My hope is that one day Mike Glennon is a Hall of Famer.

I think sometimes for me that sounds like almost being selfish. I am not about personal records.

[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn't a servant because they don't slam doors.

You need to agree with your boss about what you need to get done that week, what are the metrics of success. Sometimes you need more hours, sometimes you need fewer hours.

I know you are, but you gotta push

My dreams are all follies.

It is one thing to be a virtuoso, but a different thing to play with compassion.