I've only recently realized that I have a radically different relationship with my parents than a lot of people.

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.

When I shop, the world gets better, and the world is better, but then it's not, and I need to do it again.(Confessions of a Shopaholic-the movie)

People gravitate toward products that are bold, but instantly comprehensible: Most Advanced Yet Acceptable--MAYA.

I don't really believe in dialogue; I am too Nietzschean for that. We need to have a warrior conception of philosophy.

Nobody loves the rat race, but nobody can think of anything else—Satan has us just where he wants us.

I've always had a fondness for language... English. Not that I use it correctly but I like words. I like books and I like poetry.. I like the written word... and the sung word.

The ways in which a book, once read, stays (and changes) in the reader's mind are unpredictable.

I don't think you should exploit your own pain.

School takes 13 years, because that is how long it takes to break a child's spirit.

Most actors on most days don't think they're worthy.

I don't read the papers, I don't gamble, I don't even know what day it is.