Idol has pretty much taken me out of my recording and out of my choreography. I have managed to slip in some choreography jobs. And I've been writing songs for other artists.

I will never forget my humble beginnings as a Laker Girl. It was probably one of the most fun jobs I ever had.

Keep the faith, don't lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct.

Break the rules, stand apart, ignore your head, and follow your heart.

Can you imagine Simon as a kid? His imaginary friends probably never wanted to play with him.

When people expect me to go right, I'll go left. I'm unpredictable.

All my life I have been taught to take the high road and never to dignify salacious or false accusations and I have been taught never, never to lie.

All you can do is the best you can do.

I think a duet with Janet is a great idea.

Find fitness with fun dancing. It is fun and makes you forget about the dreaded exercise.

Your talent is your art. It is not to be taken for granted.

You have to be brave when you are stupid.

Success is the moon and happiness is moonlight.

Dragons are fire made flesh.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter but war was in his heart his words were softer than oil yet were they drawn swords.

Sally Jenkins of the 'Washington Post' is the best sports columnist in the country. Second best is Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN.com, and third is Dan Wetzel on Yahoo!

To a young heart everything is fun.

Rapid population growth and technological innovation, combined with our lack of understanding about how the natural systems of which we are a part work, have created a mess.

I do not plan my fiction any more than I normally plan woodland walks; I follow the path that seems most promising at any given point, not some itinerary decided before entry.

I will say that I'm proud of my connection to DC comics because they are absolutely fabulous in sending reprint royalty checks.

I really believe in a oneness. So if I'm looking at somebody else, it's not in a narcissistic way, but you're kind of seeing yourself.