I'm going to beat this cancer or die trying.

Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.

Life has been good to me. It's not like I missed an awful lot. I had a pretty good lick here. Every moment gets a little more important.

I've fought hard and now I'm weary to the bone.

I've got nine kids, nine dogs, three grandkids - and one in the oven. And three parrots!

The one thing I need to leave behind is good memories.

There are a lot of things in this world that are more important than being popular. Being true to yourself is one of them.

I'm not the kind of person who gives up without a fight.

I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments.

I want people to laugh and cry, not just sit and stare at the TV.

The tougher the fight, the more important the mental attitude.

Neither super strength, nor telepathy, nor flight, nor telekinesis, nor any aberrant ability will ever be as great as the innate ability that a woman has when she is able to control her own mind.

There's an indie movie I did called 'Fat Kid Rules the World, ' which was based on a teen book, and it's a fabulous story, and hopefully it'll go to theaters because it is an amazing story.

The events with Henry III happened, obviously the way it happened, liberties were taken.

I am persecuted because of my writings, I think, therefore, that I should write some more.

I've always had great relationships and stayed really good friends with the guys I've dated.

Let us not go faster than God. It is our emptiness and our thirst that He needs, not our plentitude.

Kids? It's like living with homeless people. They're cute but they just chase you around all day long going, 'Can I have a dollar? I'm missing a shoe! I need a ride!

Anything that helps pay the bills, I love it. Anything that makes people happy, I'm happy with that.

Dark hair fell in a sweep over his forehead. He looked like a man who would write vers libre, as indeed he did.

You can't manage what you don't measure.