Religion was no cure for dysfunction.

All of us change. Everyone in this world, from birth to death, becomes someone new. Again and again, we are remade.

Expect the unexpected, my mother once said. Because the unexpected most certainly will be expecting you.

I am vulnerable, starved for kindness. And when I receive it, I lose my mind.

Moscow was, as some said, the most beautiful mistress a man could ever want, but never cross her: like any good woman, she might just cut off your balls for the hell of it.

Miracles pass and I see. Great wonders speak and I listen.

I've got a black-belt in crazy, and I know where you live.

Being alone was easier. No risk, just loneliness. No one ever died from that.

The one thing about being a creator, about being an artist, is that you get to explore your ideas. We're fortunate that we're in the position to do that, and I don't take it for granted.

Nice characters are boring! I like writing upbeat characters - that's my natural tendency.

Nice characters are boring!

Yet sometimes the world judges females by a different standard and seeks to punish them unjustly.

I must be thankful that I get to do intense dramatic roles, because it takes so much more, whereas I've been doing L'Oreal forever, and I can do that in my sleep.

I would love it if my book was considered chick-lit or a beach read. That would be great. People would buy my book.

Nothing is as important as a likable narrator. Nothing holds a story together better.

A noble deed is a step towards heaven.

That's what I spend most of my time doing, breathing a lot. I like air.

Never confuse activity with results.

Therefore we Christians, in turn, are obliged not to tolerate their wanton and conscious blasphemy.

I'm bored," she said. "Learn how to tap-dance," he suggested, without turning around.

That's for non-musicians to say: "I only listen to this or that type of music." I think musicians love all music, or at least that's my case.