Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice.

I think it's a tough road if you're a stay-at-home mom, a working mom, if you have a partner, if you don't. It's the best job in the world, and the toughest job in the world all at the same time.

I keep lip gloss everywhere. It always makes me feel like I am slightly put together.

My mom, the fabulous Bertie Kinsey, is an amazing seamstress. She quilts and sews and is so crafty. We call her the Southern Martha Stewart!

Now that I'm a mom, I'm way more laid back. If you come into my house, don't look for a coaster. Forget it. There is not a piece of furniture in my house now that is too precious.

I grew up overseas in Indonesia, and my school had a great art, music, and theatre program.

I have a very normal life. I go to the grocery store, I go to Target. I don't have an assistant, I don't have an entourage.

I don't want to live in a world where I could say to my daughter, 'There used to be turtles that swam in the ocean.'

I have a special place in my heart for working moms - it's a constant pull on your heartstrings.

Cats are more interesting, let's face it. Dogs are loveable and a bit boring.

Seriously, I will probably out-talk you if you come up to me because I'm a chatterbox.

Emotion is the poetry of life.

At Achilles tomb, O fortunate youth, to have found Homer as the herald of your glory!

Inviting people to inquiry is much more powerful to me than describing my experience... When people hear me tell the story, they often say, "Oh my goodness, I get it. I get it!" But it's not enough.

Faith isn't an act of intelligence, it's an act of imagination.

The great art of life is how to turn the surplus life of the soul into life for the body.

Sunday evenings are heavier than clouds with rain, darker too and often interminable.

I am not a hero. I just did what any decent person would have done.

No paradox, no progress.

Without a good cultural policy, without adequate help, we will always have individualists, shooting stars who are rapidly forgotten or who stop painting for a more profitable occupation.

You try to get rid of the things that are weighing you down.