Look, we are human, we make mistakes. I will gladly shout from the rooftops that I am not perfect. Nor will I ever be.

When you're sad, you're not sad. You are merely oblivious to the good things in your life. There is always a crack of light in the darkness. Find it.

I must say, I am trying to live my life with a sharpie marker approach. You can't erase the strokes you've made, but each step is much bolder and more deliberate.

In high school, I taught dance classes for 3-year-olds up to 16-year-olds, so between that and some bat mitzvah money, I saved up a pretty good nest egg to move to L.A.

We are all the best versions of ourselves when we have love and acceptance in our lives.

Once a month, try something you don’t think you’d be good at. You can find such happy surprises.

Kindness moves mountains. Acceptance opens doors, makes room for change, diffuses misunderstandin g.

Maybe I was a pirate in my past life. I didn’t kill people, though. I was just a badass

I’ve kissed girls before, it’s fun!

Beautiful. True. Words to remind yourself, words to live by.

I'm a very understanding person. That's something I was raised to be aware of - not everybody has the same shoes to fill or walks the same way or is on the same path.

What we don't know can't hurt us.

Why is it that every time a girl says a guy is bothering her, it's fluffed off with oh, he just likes you, as if that makes it okay?

Everything looks cute when it's small.

We're rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of jail and shopping.

If I hadn't done 'Harry Potter,' I would have gone and done years of art. I really do love it, and I'd love to write.

Diamonds are forever.

I wanted to create an environment in which more than just personal essays could be represented, and in which stranger approaches to making essays could be celebrated.

Someday, as an exercise, you might ask a writer to give himself the questions he wants to answer. If you really want a writer's opinions, you have to ask for them. What you read might surprise you.

You say you want a revolution? Well, you know. We all want to change the world.

There are probably five songs in the world that I get excited about when I hear them on the radio.