I'm very homework-oriented - I'm a little Tracy Flick-ish.

Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug 10 people at a time!

Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.

I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end.

When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful.

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.

I think happiness is what makes you pretty.

Daisies are like sunshine to the ground.

I've always loved butterflies, because they remind us that it's never too late to transform ourselves.

Knowledge without Truth is information without illumination and its all like icing without cake, can be sweet, but it ends up making you sick.

But the dull and stupid masses will continue in their sluggish bustle.

It's very hard to keep personal prejudice out of a thing like this. And no matter where you run into it, prejudice obscures the truth.

The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.

Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and pounds will take care of themselves.

I don't want to be like the angry old guy in the corner who is always ranting and raving about the same things - but I don't mind doing that just a little bit!

The spiritual path - is simply the journey of living our lives. Everyone is on a spiritual path; most people just don't know it.

I became a writer in spite of my environments.

There are films that can only be made in a specific country but that have a wider meaning. I think that's true of any art form.

Here's an idea: let's get over ourselves, buy a cherry pie, and go fall in love with life.