Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self. The one you've buried beneath other people's needs.

I am such a Pacific Northwest girl.

Maybe time didn't heal wounds exactly, but it gave you a kind of armor, or a new perspective. A way to remember with a smile instead of a sob.

And no one drank just one shot of tequila.

And maybe that was how it was supposed to be...Joy and sadness were part of the package; the trick, perhaps,was to let yourself feel all of it, but to hold on to the joy just a little more tightly.

A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.

Memories are who we are. In the end, that's all the luggage you take with you. Love and Memories are what last.

That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart.

What I know now about life is this: your mother is a part of everything you do and everything you are.

From the first time we met, we knew everything that mattered about each other, didn't we? We just knew. I guess that's what best friends are: parts of each other.

He is a man, and he is afraid. This is not a good combination.

If you are not aware of the goal of your living, what will you do you when your children grow up and leave the house?

He scarcely knew who was battling whom, who was winning, who was losing, as though he hoped that by doggedly ignoring the war it would return the favor

silence is not weakness and decency is not pride

When our feet talk to us, we listen.

To improve the golden moment of opportunity and catch the good that is within our reach is the great art of life.

Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway.

I really don't wear a lot of makeup, but my makeup artist Priscilla Ono has taught me the basics.

They're spreading out. Look unaware and sweet and innocent. It's a little hard to look innocent when I'm as big as a house.

Going to the theater is such a joyous experience. My dad would take my sister and me to plays when we were very young, like six or seven years old.

Don't do what you can do - try what you can't do.