"I'm happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn't a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use."
"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass."
"If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love."
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it."
"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style"
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."