I'm writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don't be afraid to shake it up.

I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.

That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you - without you asking.

A good mother is irreplaceable.

I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.

But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat. No one knows you like the people you live with, and no one will take up your cause to the outside world quite like your blood relatives.

I even love the smell of books.

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.

Be happy -- if you're not even happy, what's so good about surviving?

I smile and shed tears of joy when I see someone being kind to others.

The purported insight achieved by the patient is not the product of a process of veridical self-discovery, but rather reflects the patient’s conversion to the therapist’s interpretation.

A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

Asked in 1919 whether it was true that only three people in the world understood the theory of general relativity, [Eddington] allegedly replied: "Who's the third?"

I'd overlooked the obvious because my focus had always been elsewhere! All along, this that I had been seeking was already here.

I'm glad I'm funny. I'm glad I make people happy, because that's very important. But I'm proud to be known as a kind person.

I love women and I love the women I have been with. I always try to be kind and cautious and treat people nice.

If I stopped making records or performing, I'd probably still be famous for a while being me. But I'd rather have something to show for myself.

The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Ideology demands it. Society exacts it.