As soon as you bring up money, I notice, conversation gets sociological, then political, then moral.

Oh, that sound? I'm in the hot tub, reading a novel.

Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.

I suspected that there were things he knew that I had been waiting all my life to learn.

In many ways, being honest about 'Huckleberry Finn' goes right to the heart of whether we can be honest about our heritage and our identity as Americans.

Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy, there is still a part of me that says, 'God, this is fascinating!'

Take naps. Often new ideas come together when you are half asleep, but you have to train yourself to remember them.

Candy is my fuel. Ice cream, too.

But what truly horsey girls discover in the end is that boyfriends, husbands, children, and careers are the substitute-for horses

In every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves up as contrary to whatever the society expects.

Error is indeed our enemy, but it alone points to the truth and therefore deserves our respectful treatment.

Don’t try, be happy.

Take pride in your uniqueness.You are powerful individual.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

Things are symbols of themselves.

Compassion is one of the principal things that make our lives meaningful. It is the source of all lasting happiness and joy.

You would be surprised how effective, at least for influencing low-information voters, negative propaganda about me is.

I like to serve chocolate cake, because it doesn't show the dirt.

Tolerance is the uncomfortable feeling that in the end the other could be right.

I try to write down every song that comes to me, even though I know that every song that comes to me isnt a song that I need to sing.