Not all beaches are fun and sunscreen.

Strict parents create sneaky kids.

There is no afterlife for wilted flowers like me.

The weekends are too short for sleep!

Sleep is the only thing I stay awake for.

There's always hope. And oceans. Hope and oceans.

This jeweled coast does not shine for its gems are coated with grit.

How many of you were born in Oklahoma? Yeah, never raise your hand to a question like that again. We’re the mecca of beer-drinkin’ rednecks.

There aren't nearly enough worldly mansions for the kind folks who deserve them.

Reading feeds the soul, writing nourishes it!

We all want peace. Unfortunately, there are times when peace must be defended by fighting terror and tyranny.

If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if they have to give up some personal freedom.

The death of childhood is the beginning of poetry.

The Gores, I think, are a bit brighter than the Bushes, historically speaking.

It doesn't matter if it's fair, that's just the reality of it.

Everyone can access the parts of themselves that are great. I'm just a girl from New York City who decided to do this, after all. Rule the world! What's life worth living if you don't rule it?

My mother had a rule, obviously, that I couldn't go across the street by myself, but I had to find a way of doing it.

You better lose yourself in the music

Do not banish reason for inequality; but let your reason serve to make the truth appear where it seems hid, and hide the false seems true.