I think we all feel that way when we're young we don't think teachers have lives. We don't think therapists have lives. We don't think doctors have lives.

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.

The joy of living is the heart of thanksgiving.

One's first book kiss home run is always the best.

I am most scared of being bored

Respect...is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique.

No man can be successful, unless he first loves his work.

A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.

The Democrats have pretty much given up on the white working class. That would require a commitment to economic issues and that's not their concern.

I take it to be axiomatic that people are revolted by witnessing the shameless gratification of an appetite they do not share.

Something has to happen between you and the public, some interface that lets the public in on what you're doing.

Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders.