As a former ballerina, I can't put down Maggie Shipstead's new book, Astonish Me.

We must recall the most important of humanity guidelines: Be polite. Being polite is possibly the greatest daily contribution everyone can make to life on Earth.

I love puffins. They are small, round gothic birds, and their babies are called pufflings.

The world is difficult and we are all breakable. So just be kind.

My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it.

When a woman says, ‘I have nothing to wear!’, what she really means is, ‘There’s nothing here for who I’m supposed to be today.

I want a Zero Tolerance policy on All The Patriarchal Bullshit.

It's always sunny above the clouds. Always. Every day on earth - every day I have ever had - was secretly sunny, after all.

When I hear women talking about how their wedding is going to be/was the best day of their life, I can’t help but think, You just haven’t taken enough MDMA in a field at 3 a.m., love.

I like a little bit of revolution. I think it's a very good hobby for a young woman. Better than squash.

Flyaway, problem hair is the enemy of feminism, and was probably invented by the Man to crush Susan Sontag.

I put my trust in the Living God.

I'm like a stray cat. If you feed me, I don't leave.

I turn and run, watching my feet trample a massacre of weeds. I mourn them. The only thing that grows is dandelions in the cracks of the sidewalk and we always end up killing them.

Love, in its own nature, demands the perfecting of the beloved.

Normality is a fine ideal for those who have no imagination.

I am always motivated. I am ambitious and I want to always improve.

I'm a people person. I like being with people. So I like being a teacher, and so on.

I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.

One of the problems with posing a 'bold new plan' is that you can't just extrapolate from previous plans.

If I wish to be well in my mind, then I must write, and there is no cure for my ambition, and thank the Lord for that.