My parents created their own war.

It's been hard. My mother is proud of me, but her reaction swings wildly from day to day. I don't really take her point of view. I'm hard on her. And that's hard to read.

There weren't a lot of people kind of manning the barricades in the sixties and looking up their genealogy.

Kids are trusting and wise and I cannot think of a less useful combination to be born with. The wisdom lets children know who they are. And then the trust lets everyone else take that knowledge away.

A memoir, at its heart, is written in order to figure out who you are.

Pleasure from the senses seems like nectar at first, but it is bitter as poison in the end.

Loving her is strange and confusing and damn risky. And if I had the chance I'd choose it all over again.

For an entrepreneur with 'improbable' and 'impossible' dreams, the alleged stability that comes from getting 'a real job' is nothing but a sign of slavery.

No one can make you a victim but yourself.

A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.

Here's the deal. I get to marry you. You get to become a Garrett - although, considering what you're marrying into, I'm not certain that's much of an incentive." Dallas to Amy

You were so busy trying to be my savior that you left me all alone.

Exercise is really for the brain, not the body. It affects mood, vitality, alertness, and feelings of well-being.

I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised.

When I find my focus and keep my balance- I find that all is right with my world.