I love my mom. I totally look up to her, and she just doesn't let anybody take advantage of me. People might call that a stage mom.

When the darkness rolls in, I'll be there through thick and thin.

Forget about the reasons why you can't in life and start to try

I love clothes. I can't control myself. I have a huge fetish for shoes and clothes and make-up. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to wear things over and over again.

Well, I'm not going to be singing about lollipops because I no longer relate to lollipops.

I have always been interested in the paranormal and afterlife, everything from ghosts to angels. I think that everyone has that curiosity of the great unknown.

It's hard to stay true to yourself and what you want in life when there are so many distractions and so much craziness going on around you.

The eyes are the windows to the soul

Soulmate" is an overused term, but a true soul connection is very rare, and very real.

People are going to say what they want to say and think what they want to think, and I can't change their minds.

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

The real certificate is to know Jesus Christ.

The most important lessons are learned during the process. Pay attention to the process.

i'm not a dreamerI Just believe in Allah (God)

Older doesn't always mean wiser. It just means that you've had more time to do the same things over and over again- right, wrong, and different.

Traveling is no fool's errand to him who carries his eyes and itinerary along with him.

There aren't any embarrassing questions — just embarrassing answers.

I'm fascinated by the magic realism used by many writers. I think it goes hand-in-hand with the Indian experience. It's a very different way of viewing the world.

Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.

There's an interesting book called The Fugu Plan, written by Marvin Tokayer and Mary Swartz, which describes the circumstances when European Jews came to Japan, a semi-feudal society.

To be honest, I don't think of any of my characters as minor characters - they're all the main characters in a story that I don't necessarily get to tell.