I never set out to make any statements about a specific character, I just set out to tell what feels like is a truthful story, a person that you and I might truly encounter.

Part of being a feminist is giving other women the freedom to make choices you might not necessarily make yourself.

Don't wait around for someone else to tell your story. Do it yourself by whatever means necessary.

I have work, and then I have a dinner thing. And then I am busy, trying to become who I am.

I quit acting when I was 11 because I was cast as a bouncing ball in 'Alice in Wonderland,' and I felt slighted and wounded.

Confidence lets you pull anything off, even Tevas with socks.

Survivors are so often re-victimized by a system that demands they prove their purity and innocence.

The people accusing me of being productive don't know how hard it is for me to just bend my elbow sometimes.

Let's be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading.

At a brunch potluck, I realize that I do, in fact, hate everybody.

But ambition is a funny thing: it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think you want to stay put.

He downs the contents of his glass in a single gulp and, looking at Simon, adds: “This is as amusing as a novel.

Believing in God and turning into Monsters.

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.

Success is waking up every day and doing what you want to do

I like generals. I think generals are terrific. You know, they go through schools and sort of end up at the top of the pyramid. And it's like a test.

In short? It is exhausting being me. Pretending to be normal is draining and requires amazing amounts of energy and Xanax.

I've got a record in Florida. I'm proud of my dad, and I'm certainly proud of my brother. In Florida, they called me Jeb, because I earned it.

Eternity: what a waste of time.

People don't find the personal lives of people with much, much more power than any celebrity would have - don't find their personal lives interesting.

Worry is discounting possible future sorrows so that the individual may have present misery.