I never said I wanted to be a singer for the rest of my life.

It's funny how something so normal and mundane that you see every day-your body-can be controversial. The shock value is intense. It's like carrying an art piece around with you all the time.

Even if you're only wearing trainers and a vest, eyeliner will instantly transform you. People always look put-together when their make-up's on and their eyes are popping - just ask Amy Winehouse!

Even talking, I'm super-loud. I could never have that kind of meek, little wispy whimsical lavender and lace voice. It comes from my body. There's no way I can fight it.

All this fashion stuff - who's cool now - is just a bigger version of the cool kids versus the nerds.

I'm a great believer in karma and the vengeance that it serves up to those who are deliberately mean is generally enough for me.

I'm passionate about color. My best friend and I sit and look at Pantone books for fun.

I'm not sure that I am able to feel embarrassment.

I've belched a lot more since I had gall bladder surgery. I don't know why.

I'm naturally a mousy blonde, so I dye my hair, and my eyebrows would disappear if I didn't get through at least a pencil a month.

I'm shameless, and I love a pun. There's a lot of Beth puns.

We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.

Kindness: It's ours to share.

If you open your mind more than you open your mouth, you will open your world more than you open your doubt.

A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window.

My stand-up is quite good now, people say. It's just like a big conversation each time. Every gig is a rehearsal.

When a critic sets himself up as an arbiter of morality, a judge of the matter and not the manner of a work, he is no longer a critic; he is a censor.

You might be a redneck if you have a very special baseball cap, just for formal occasions.

It takes a good many years and some pretty hard knocks to make people tolerant.

I think we're much more comfortable with women as policy makers.We're not there yet, but the comfort zone is much wider than it was when I came.

On the very same day that I ordered an iPad 2, I went shopping to buy myself a letter opener. I like to cover all my bases.