One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.

Anyone worth knowing breaks once. Once. No shame, no foul if you survive it. You did.

When you were too young and naïve to see the risks, I incurred your wrath to protect you. Scream at me for it if you must. Thank me for it when you finally grow up.

Men. Do they all evade as first line of defense?

It's our actions that define us. What we choose. What we resist. What we're willing to die for.

One day you may kiss a man you can’t breathe without, and find breath is of little consequence.”“Right, and one day my prince might come.”“I doubt he’ll be a prince, Ms. Lane. Men rarely are.

Since your habits and hygiene will all help you feel great, look great, and improve the quality of your life, isn’t it worth your effort to make them a part of your reality?

Have you not learned that strength comes to an ordinary soul when given an extraordinary calling?

When happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in another, that's when really smart people start doing really stupid things.

Open the hood of a car and it will tell you something about the people who designed it, is just one of many phrases I’m tortured by.

Love doesn't last." She didn't know how much showed her pale face. Meribah's face softened. "Sometimes it does. If it's the right kind.

I always say to myself, what is the most important thing we can think about at this extraordinary moment.

It didn't feel difficult at the time because I was so charged up about both books. Afterward, however, I was pretty tired. In a good way, like after a great workout.

I never liked the Oscars. They didn't do too much for me at all. I felt like a big, vulnerable hunk of baloney being used to sell some products.

The essence of friendship is entireness, a total magnanimity and trust.

We [americans] self-regulate ourselves, we self-censor ourselves a lot in this country instead of having someone else censor us so we can blame them. That's not good, either.