I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?

I love the smell of freshly cut grass. It takes me back to summers in Maine.

Apparently, despite my awareness of its pejorative connotation, procrastinating is something I fall victim to quite frequently. I'm not proud of it; I'm just being honest.

I normally work out six days a week. I'll do Pilates on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and I'll do cardio on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

How come foreign accents are so sexy? If I say, 'I'm going to the store,' it sounds boring, benign and rudimentary. But if it's said with an accent, it sounds fundamentally cool.

I thought that I'd have a briefcase-and-power-suit career.

Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?

Um... Bulgaria is an interesting country. The people are lovely. There are potholes the size of small planets.

I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise.

I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.

I love stretching in the morning. It's the first thing I do when I wake up because getting a good back-crack is so extremely satiating. I feel taller when I finally stand.

Staying in a relationship with someone who doesn't love him/herself, is a direct reflection of how much you love and value yourself.

The ability to forgive is one of man's greatest achievements.

Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being

When I write a novel, I have what I think of as an icon that helps get me into the world of the book.

I was mad at the time, or I would never have done the thing.

He has robbed me, yet he has given me something of greater value . . . he has given to me myself.

There are younger, stronger swimmers coming up and they are hungry. I can't influence what they do, I only know what I can do and I know how greedy I am to defend my title.

Pulls readers in with an ironic, breezy portrait of sinister high school competitiveness. Deft and extraordinarily accomplished.

Works of Art are meant to connect the human heart to inspiration, for cosmic consciousness to grow in the Supreme Reality rooted in Life and Being.

Beyond doubt, there was a certain splendor in pain, which bore a deep affinity to the splendor that lies hidden within strength.