I believe I can do anything. If I decide I want to be a doctor tomorrow, I'm going to be a doctor.

My mom taught me to go after my dreams. I have this faith in myself that I must have gotten from her.

Right now the music is more of a hobby since I'm making a good living as an actress.

I just kind of change, constantly, what my focus is. So whatever is stimulating me or inspiring me at the time is what I focus on.

Grow enough to be consistently happy.

My house is modern, but I like my writing room to be old fashioned. I write on a little wooden secretary desk.

Mere bashfulness without merit is awkward; and merit without modesty, insolent. But modest merit has a double claim to acceptance, and generally meets with as many patrons as beholders.

A cunning woman is her own mistress because she confides in no one. She who deceives others anticipates deceit, and guards herself.

There is kind of a fundamental conformity, which is a virtual requirement to enter into the media.

The eidolons started pounding on the door. 'Who is it?' Leo called. 'Valdez!' 'Valdez who?

I told my staff that I'm so boring that I didn't even know I was boring.

I think you either live a real life or you live a weird celebrity pseudolife.

I took a hundred dollars from a blindman's hand.

Every gift of noble origin Is breathed upon by Hope's perpetual breath.