We both followed our hearts and had no choice but to hurt each other deeply.

Part of being a feminist is giving other women the freedom to make choices you might not necessarily make yourself.

Don't wait around for someone else to tell your story. Do it yourself by whatever means necessary.

I have work, and then I have a dinner thing. And then I am busy, trying to become who I am.

I quit acting when I was 11 because I was cast as a bouncing ball in 'Alice in Wonderland,' and I felt slighted and wounded.

Confidence lets you pull anything off, even Tevas with socks.

Survivors are so often re-victimized by a system that demands they prove their purity and innocence.

The people accusing me of being productive don't know how hard it is for me to just bend my elbow sometimes.

Let's be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading.

At a brunch potluck, I realize that I do, in fact, hate everybody.

But ambition is a funny thing: it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think you want to stay put.

When you look at another person, see them as an extension of your thought or feeling. What you two thought or felt THEN, magnetically connected you two NOW.

...the enduring human need to be remembered.

The real test is not whether you avoid failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it. . .

Wanna spot me?" "No thanks. How about I just scream verbal encouragements at you?

Of all our possessions, wisdom alone is immortal.

The music game is more than just my love for singing, its a sport for me.

Philosophical problems arise when language goes on holiday

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be.

He has no clue that I have the patience of a saint. At least that's what Carlos says, although that isn't saying much, considering his fuse is about as short as an eyelash.

If I leave my phone in the car and go to dinner or something for a few hours, I'm very proud of myself.