I always knew I was going to leave the Midwest but didn't really know how the opportunity would present itself. When it happened, I was like, "Yes, okay right now, I'm coming. Goodbye!"

I'm not incredibly hipster. I wasn't cool enough to handle it.

When I first moved to New York, I moved all over because I never knew where I would be or if I was going to Europe, so I would sublet apartments. It was miserable because I was constantly moving.

The Americans don't like the American look but the Europeans just eat it up.

I don't see how you can write anything of value if you don't offend someone.

There is nothing in human affairs that is a true subject for ridicule. Beneath comedy lies the ferment of tragedy

Frequently, as so many poets and psalmists and songwriters have said, the invisible shift happens through the broken places.

What we have caught and what we have killed we have left behind, but what has escaped us we bring with us.

Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping into a wonderfully responsive sports car, gunning the motor, taking off at high speed and then discovering the brakes are out of order.

It's true that many say that [they] object to the idea of "human nature," but it's not clear what that is supposed to mean. Are we different from ants?

For everyday, Rebecca Minkoff's collection is chic and comfortable at the same time.

For a woman the objective is often a committed relationship also known as the destination. For a men the road trip on the way to the destination is often the most fun.

I like people, but to learn about one individual always appeals to me more than anything.

Keep talking about me behind my back, and watch God keep blessing me in front of your face.