And this was why falling for the butterflies was never a good idea. I didn't feel all bubbly and excited now. I felt cold and broken and empty.

New York is made up of millions of different people, and they all come here looking for something

A break up is the closest thing to bereavement

I had always been warned that American didn't always get sarcasm

Saying you liked all music meant that you didn't love any.

Sometimes we get so used to not really feeling anything, just going with the flow, that we forget how it feels to be really happy or sad.

Bloody Facebook- and to think I'd enjoyed The Social Network. Clearly Mark Zuckerberg was the devil.

I might not be able to hold my drink or my man, but what I can hold, is a tune. Point me in the right direction and give me a bloody mic.

If you didn't feel like your support system was strong enough, then getting yourself out of the situation was the best thing to do

As soon as I laid eyes on him, it all came flooding back, all the reasons why I loved him, all the reasons why I hadn't been able to let him go.

New York is a glorious place for clearing your head and finding inspiration. Every time you step outside, you live a dozen lives.

Sometimes God pulls us away from normal just long enough to begin something great in us.

Despite the horror, we survivors were endowed with a will to survive. Or instinct. Or maybe it was faith.

All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.

To a shameful extent, the charm of marriage boils down to how unpleasant it is to be alone.

If you've been told all your life that you're good-looking, people just flock around you and you never really have to try or have to learn an interesting craft, skill or hobby - or even have depth.

Now I'm confused. Now I don't know what I want.

[Townies] was a great springboard, obviously, because Jenna [Elfman] went from that to Dharma & Greg, and a few years later, Lauren [Graham] went to Gilmore Girls.

Colin thought about the dork mantra: sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. What a dirty lie.

Then I went to radio with Sinatra and I watched that disappear.

Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life’s problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works.