It seems like everything sleeps in winter, but it's really a time of renewal and reflection.

Preparing and serving food had always been a joy, for it made her appreciate the abundance of the world.

XAVIER: No one should be forced to live their life in any way other than how they choose.

Don't wish it were easier. Wish you were better.

Everything at the moment, my dear, no doubt seems disgusting. I know the mood too well. But being in that mood, Ross, is like being out in the frost. If we do not keep on the move we shall perish.

Don't go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend.

I joke around all the time, 'I'm Asian; I'm really good at math.'

Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.

Do what you say you will do.

We shouldn’t use our own upset as an excuse for not helping.

Novels seem to exist because of this need to know and connect, and so story becomes charged with necessity.

I was starstruck and sweat a lot when I met Oprah Winfrey and tried to hug her. Because when you think you know people when you see them from your couch.