I wasn't at all trying to be skinny, My Mom is Jayne Mansfield, I'm allowed to have curves.

No one can take away your pain, so don't let anyone take away your happiness.

It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.

I don't have to be an expert. I just have to care.

Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciusness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.

When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad Idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is: if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone.

No one can tell you who you are and what you are made of, only you yourself know what you are made of, and only you yourself can do the work to become who you want to be.

If I can play a little part in the world's healing, and making it a better place than when I came, then I just thank God for that chance.

People who overcome their fears every day, without fanfare, without recognition. Quiet, everyday courage, that’s what I admire most.

Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person's day. It's all about paying it forward.

Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.

Will you be able to touch me again without thinking about Sean? I don't want you to be disgusted by me.

Humility is not weakness, but strength under control

I got a story, ain't no moral, I let the bad guy win every now and then.

The stars looked like nail heads in the sky--pull a few of them out and the darkness would fall.

Write even when the world is chaotic. You don’t need a cigarette, silence, music, a comfortable chair, or inner peace to write. You just need ten minutes and a writing implement.

You can't arrest me, I'm a rockstar.

When I was five, I always told my mom I would want to be an actor.

The rose petal floats on water. The kingfisher flashes above the pond. Life and beauty swirl in the midst of death.

There are some actors who can only play themselves, but good actors must really be separated from the people they play.

Union with God is really possible. Unity with God I presume, is what is meant by Heaven, but that too is available in this life for the humble of heart.