I wanted to, um, apologize for earlier. I can't believe I did that. I didn't think it could be real and—” “Didn’t think what could be real?” …Your penguin.

Do you take credit cards? I bet your pony would be worth a ride.

She is Black Girl Excellence. She is Me.

When someone says you've changed, it's because you are no longer willing to live your life their way

It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.

Sweet is highly overrated." So is responsible, loyal, and every other adjective you'd find scrawled in my yearbook.

Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them.

there is no pleasure so sweet as the pleasure of spending money but the pleasure of writing is longer. There is no denying that.

There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says, 'Yes,' you know he is a crook.

We do need to plan ahead, don't we, in life? I have spare tire on my car. I also have life insurance. I have a lot of things that I plan ahead for.

To guess what to keep and what to throw away takes considerable skill. Actually it is probably merely a matter of luck, but it looks as if it takes considerable skill.

I did like seven songs on Michael Jackson's Invincible album, but I might have done 60 songs to get to those seven. You don't know what's going to happen.