Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat. No one knows you like the people you live with, and no one will take up your cause to the outside world quite like your blood relatives.

I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.

That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you - without you asking.

A good mother is irreplaceable.

I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.

But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

I even love the smell of books.

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.

Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.

The idea of being vulnerable leaves a lot of room for choice. There is always room to be less foldable, more evil.

I don't like to drink alone 'cause there's nobody to fight with.

To create art means to be crazy alone forever.

Unless an investor has access to “incredibly high-qualified professionals,” they “should be 100 percent passive - that includes almost all individual investors and most institutional investors.

Donald Trump is redundant evidence that if your net worth is high enough, your IQ can be very low and you can still intrude into American politics.

Be patient when it seems things are not going right and may never be right again. Accept that what is yours will come to you in the right way at just the right moment.

Its amazing waht you can get used to if your daily allowance of bizarre is high enough.'......Harry Dresden

Letting off ammunition in every direction, Allah is my only protection. But wait a minute, Saddam Hussein prays the same.

A stomach without bread and a purse without gold have led to so many revolutions in history.

Strength just comes in one brand - you. Stand up at sunrise and meet what they send you and keep your hair combed