In relationships, you learn a million things. I'm sure a therapist can tell you about it.

We would go down to Riverside, California, which is very poor now, but that's where my grandfather grew up. He grew up during the Depression in Riverside.

I didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited.

I like movies about women behaving badly, because women behave badly just like men, and we're not always adorable and cute about it.

You keep learning how to let go and to live the life that you actually have, as opposed to the life you thought you were going to have.

I've never had a plan, I've always done things from instinct.

I like things that look like mistakes.

Let your characters talk to each other and do things. Spend time with them - they'll tell you who they are and what they're up to.

I’m not saying that everyone needs to be celibate, but you don’t need a romance to complete a story about a woman

I feel like most people aren't either/or, they're both/and. You're both magnanimous and petty. You're both kind and cruel. You're never just one thing.

I had dreams, but I didn't have the sense that they would necessarily work out. They seemed very far-fetched.

The ability to rejoice in any situation is a sign of spiritual maturity.

The thoughts you think every day determines the life you lead tomorrow

No one is perfect. We all have weaknesses and limitations. Some can't be fixed. But, at least, a leader shouldn't find herself blindsided...

Night descended on Roarhaven like a woolly blanket of blackness with holes in it that were the stars.

Cooking and shopping for food brings rhythm and meaning to our lives.

I believe in life. And I have seen the death parade

Grandpa says we've got everything to make us happy but happiness.

I try to keep myself as normal as possible. Stardom is transient. People forget you after a while.

You can learn by listening, or by getting whacked between the eyes with a two-by-four. I always found listening easier.

Science fiction can be exciting and very gripping, but it doesn't tell us anything about the universe in which we live.