By the way, is there anything sadder than toys on a grave?

Remember, if people talk about you behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead of them.

Strangely enough, the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe, and the town. I think a place can be as much a character in a novel as the people.

Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome.

I wonder how many people don't get the one they want, but end up with the one they're supposed to be with.

Don't give up before the miracle happens.

You're just a bee charmer, Idgie Threadgoode. That's what you are, a bee charmer.

Being an only child and losing both my parents at an early age, I have found that the friends I have made over the years are the people who help me get through life, good times and bad.

You know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating, just the same.

The food in the South is as important as food anywhere because it defines a person's culture.

You never know what's in a person's heart until they're tested, do you?

Social security isn’t a ponzi scheme. It’s not bankrupting us. It’s not an outrage. It is working.

Many of the differences that cause students to be excluded in school are actually the same qualities or skills that other people are going to admire, respect or value about that person in adulthood.

I don't really understand it - marriage.

Another inspiration that has helped me get through has been Lance Armstrong's story. My cancer is not nearly as bad as his, but I believe in staying motivated and keeping as fit as you can.

It is books that are a key to the wide world; if you can't do anything else, read all that you can.

I looked at her and tried to speak, but all I could think about was how shocked she'd be if I said what I was thinking.

When you have become the Embodiment of Gratitude, think about how Pure the Water that fills your Body will be. When this happens, you Yourself will be a Beautiful Shining Crystal of Light.

People are much less interested in what you are trying to show them than what you are trying to hide.

The strangest thing about writing a sitcom, is never knowing if it will become anything but words on a page.

Get into the habit of saying, ''Speak, Lord,'' and life will become a romance.