The good things that happen to us were meant to happen, and the bad things that happen are lessons meant to teach us to be better.

I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.

That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you - without you asking.

A good mother is irreplaceable.

I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.

But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat. No one knows you like the people you live with, and no one will take up your cause to the outside world quite like your blood relatives.

I even love the smell of books.

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.

We told each other what movies we were currently watching and what books we were reading.

The French cook we open tins.

In my heart and mind, I know I can hit anybody. I'm always relaxed. It's hard to explain. It's like playing with my kids. It feels natural.

There are days when I am envious of my hens: when I hunger for a purpose as perfect and sure as a single daily egg.

I can't stand to hear my own voice. If one of my songs comes on in a café, I'll run out right away and come back with the police.

Like evil, sublimity is also contagious.

I let him know a hurt had been mended in a way that he couldn’t have known, and for that alone there would always be a piece of me indebted to him.

Don't mess with me, lady. I've been drinking with skeletons.

Now they're getting so politically correct you can't even stick your tongue out at somebody.

In the political world, the only position I have is voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything.