[My] Books are like puppies and children: you love each one for different reasons. I don't actually have a favorite because, if I were honest, I'm always more excited about what is coming.

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.

She knows who she is, because she knows who she isn't.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions. As we learn new things, some of our old attitudes will change.

We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.

We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves.

I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts.

Once you know who you are, you don't have to worry anymore.

All the electronic devices are powered by white smoke. When smoke goes out, device is dead.

We are what we do.

He made me feel wanted - good about myself, even. Like he immediately accepted me for me, no questions asked.

Coming from Chicago, I like a white Christmas.

It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it.

To Barack and Michelle Obama - America owes you an enormous debt of gratitude.

New York is so full of the best unemployed actors on the planet.

Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.

After meeting the family, they really felt like a sitcom family, ... I thought it would be cool if we did a reality show, but told it with the visual language of a sitcom format.

Whatever praises itself but in the deed, devours the deed in the praise.