I auditioned for 'American Idol' at 17. They told me, 'No.'

I love Adele, I want her to be my best friend. She could come to the U.S., live with me and sing to me every morning.

I am so girly. I love dresses.

I'm not going to conform, and hurt myself, and do something crazy to be a size 2.

I want to encourage young women to stand up for each other and speak up when they see others in a tough situation.

I dreamed really big when I was little.

When I receive letters from girls that say, 'You give me confidence,' I think, 'Wow, this is amazing.' That's my goal: to let people know it's truly what's on the inside that counts.

It's nice to have a boyfriend, but it's even nicer to own your house when you're 21.

As long as you are being true to yourself, you will always find happiness.

Treat your body like you would treat a friend.

What is the use in being a celebrity if you can't use the platform to help?

The journey to self discovery forges many paths, the footprints left behind are the memories of what was and the belief of what is.~bns

When you slip up and let yourself back into old, toxic patterns of thinking, forgive yourself before you try to fix yourself.

. . . peace is a thing which a person must be willing to fight for . . .

Sweden is a small country and, well, our family's pretty prominent in that world, I guess. And I really didn't like the sound of just being 'the fourth acting Skarsgard.

Since I started playing, really, since I was like three. I imagined myself famous but the vision was blurry, I guess. What you see on TV isn't a realistic picture.

The avant-garde is to the left what jingoism is to the right. Both are a refuge in nonsense.

Living life is like running a marathon. It takes a lot of courage and tenacity to keep going till the end.

Welcome will arrived, the hour that was not hoped for.

The virtue lies in the struggle, not the prize.

What are books but tangible dreams? What is reading if it is not dreaming? The best books cause us to dream; the rest are not worth reading.