I have two lovely parents who support everything I do, two siblings, and three beautiful nieces. My house is always filled with laughter and fun!

My mother wanted to name me Jackie or Jacqueline but she got to name my sister and my brother, so my dad and my brother insisted on naming me. And they were big fans of 'The Little Mermaid.'

No matter what you look like or think you look like, you're special and loved and perfect just the way you are.

There's a confidence you find when you finally feel right in your body.

I'm pretty smart with boys. I know how to handle them and I know what to do around them.

All I've ever wanted is to be normal.

Young women grow up in a really negative world today online and in person.

I've always done pretty well in auditions. I just go in and give it my best shot.

We as women need to empower each other.

I want to continue to speak out on issues that matter to me. I want to have even more of a voice.

It was an instant weight lifted off my chest - both literally and figuratively.

Too much reading is a bad habit. No one likes a girl who squints.

I love cheetahs. Every moment of every day is spent in fear of dying a terrible death yet they always carry themselves elegantly, remain loyal to their family, and never complain about anything.

She wished him at her side this very moment. If only to turn it all to rights by doing his very best to turn it all to ruin.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

Travelling so much, sometimes my luggage goes astray. But I can get the right stuff sent to me overnight by a special shipper. No big deal.

By ignoring tomorrow, we undermine today.

It's a weird curse, when you think about it. We're built for thought, and civilization, more than any other creature we've found. And all we really want to be is killers.

Your first obligation as a writer is to tell the truth and to tell a good story.

I think that part of being a good journalist, part of being an awake member of the world youre in, is to view yourself as an outsider, and I always have, to some degree.

Anyone who thinks hard work will never hurt you has never had to pay to have it done. Jesus now has many lovers of his Heavenly Kingdom, but few bearers of his cross.