We always had dogs,so I understood all the joy and the love animals are capable of giving. It's crazy to me that some people have dogs in thier homes, but they treat them more like furniture.

I don't have any understanding of a human being who doesn't respect the beauty of life and that goes for all creatures that have thoughts, feelings and needs.

My biggest dream in the world is for everyone to become vegetarian, so there won't be any more suffering.

I can't think of anything better in the world to be but a vegan.

I think I can deceive people. I'm like, the nice, sweet girl when you meet me. And I don't have any bad intentions. But I'm a bad girl too.

You see how picky I am about my shoes and they only go on my feet.

I don't take any of the medications I took when I was younger: antibiotics, antacids, aspirin, asthma inhalers, ulcer medication, allergy shots.

Being vegan just gives you such great karma.

Being vegan helped me realize I can say and do what I believe is right. That's powerful.

My boyfriend calls me 'princess', but I think of myself more along the lines of 'monkey' and 'retard'.

It's important to see what we can do to make a difference, but it's more important to me to do it every single day.

I will be a good wife, " she thought, "that all the earth will know there is a God in Israel.

Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other

If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.

When something really comes from the soul, I think it has a truth that you cannot find in politics.

The only difference between me and others is that they think they can change something with cute little poems, nice cards or embracing trees and being nice to little lapdogs.

I made a tremendous amount of money on real estate. I'll take real estate rather than go to Wall Street and get 2.8 percent.

I built websites for myself. I didn't want to work for anyone else. I came from a science background, so I approached things fairly analytically.

I like classics but I always add a twist because I don't like to think of my clothes as classic.

My children are my greatest gifts and my greatest inspirations.

Things are never as good as you think they are or ever as bad as you think they are.