Breaking free, or not, is usually determined by whether you want to get somewhere slowly or nowhere fast.

If you expect nothing, you can never be disappointed.

We are often so distracted by the internal war between what we want to do and what we have to do that we overlook what we need to do.

You did what your heart told you to do,' Brain complimented. 'It is what leaders, not followers, do.

friends are like stars. You do not see all the time, but you know they are there

And though the symptons of lovesickness may be many, they all share a single cause and single cure: you.

If you want sympathy, look for a friend, but if you want honesty, an enemy might be the best friend you ever had.

Talk is cheap. If it wasn't, people might not toss around 'I love you' like a marked-down phrase in a sales bin.

Life sucks, then you die. Then it sucks again.

She was a dead girl having the worst panic attack shed ever had. Not because she was afraid of dying, but because she knew that she would never live again.

You can only get outside yourself by looking inside.

If you cannot see the rainbow because your face is down, don't argue that no rainbow is up there. Lift up your passion and take your dreams off the ground!

I think the hardest thing to do in a relationship is something for yourself.

What raises great poetry above all else--it is the entire person and also the entire world.

Inactivity is the killer and, remember, it's never too late.

The older I get, the more I believe in practice and work over natural talent and ability.

I was never the 'babe,' so I knew I'd never get those big roles. I'd always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick.

The world keeps ending but new people too dumb to know it keep showing up as if the fun's just started.

The scariest movie I have ever seen, and my favorite horror film is, 'The Exorcist.' It is a must-see horror/thriller classic. I watch it every couple of years.

Chicago is great! It's like the heart of America. It's the center and it's a beautiful city.

And there's no damage to the car. Except to the car itself.