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The woman hanging from the 13th floor window on the east side of Chicago is not alone...She is all the women of the apartment building who stand watching her, watching themselves.

I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way but for me part of the adventure is not knowing how it's going to turn out.

Life is not fair; God is.

That's good when you don't know what you're doing. But you're doing it and it's spontaneous and you're not afraid.

I was Little Miss Perfect. That's where all the secrets come in, because you know damn well you are not perfect, but you think your parents want you to be. And so you pretend.

Most fiction series are written so that the reader can come in at any point and not feel lost, but if you can start at the beginning, why not?

I never could be good when I was not happy.

I'm not sure how aware of the rest of the world I am. I live a rather sheltered existence

School visits are something I do fairly often: I always say to the students that somebody has got to end up with the interesting careers, so why not them?

My songs are about not knowing who to be and not knowing how to act.

I may not be as active in it as some people are, but I think that the church has taught me great life lessons.

I am not afraid of anything. I am voting for Hillary Clinton because I am excited and enthusiastic.

Don't believe the hype that black North Carolinians are not voting. We've heard this time and time again. It's just not the truth.

A helpful hand is a lesson in sharing and if you have the means why not play your part. Those who refuse your help are foolish, as we all know appreciating the helpful hand is just smart.

We can not imaging the pain, You must all be feeling At the loss of Your loving son But just to let you know You are in our thoughts, At this very sad time.

I would love to say how nice it is to see you again, but that would be a lie. And I am nothing if not honest.

Were I not married to the director, I'm not sure I'd know anything about the 'Underworld' sequel.

I'm not interested in being fearful. I'm not a good flyer, but that doesn't stop me.

Singing is something I've always loved - I'm not sure what I would do without it!

If you could hold your nose to avoid a stink, or close your eyes to cut out a sight, why not shut off your brain to avoid a thought?

Internalized sexism that makes us feel like we can't show ourselves not being perfect.

Some of the newer folks in the industry, I'm not sure they are familiar with the term acting. They don't understand what it means to play a character rather than just be a personality.

Fearlessness at twenty springs from not knowing challenges lie ahead. Fearlessness at fifty comes from having wrestled with life's challenges and learned from them.

You are mine, Aisling. You are mine today, tomorrow and five hundred years from now. You will always be mine. I do not give up my treasures, kincsem. You would do well to remember that.

I'm not afraid of O.J. now.

I have a soft spot for women, I'm not afraid of it, some women walk into the room, and they're so beautiful and you're like, 'I wanna smell you' you know?

If you are not happy with something, you should change it. So I went to a lot of therapy, and finally, I am able to speak up for myself: You are going to hear me roar!

You don't have to feel like a waste of space, your original can not be replaced

I think I'm confused, but I'm not sure!

So why not become a mongrel? It's healthy

I'm tall and thin but not strong, so you're either an athlete or you're funny.

Most people say, "Hell, no. I don't know who you are. This scares me. Like, I'm not interested in this."Another way of looking at these paintings is, these are the guys who said yes.

The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.

I'm not sure that pasteurized thinking is rich enough in intellectual vitamins

If marriage can be redefined so that it no longer means a man and a woman but two men or two women, why stop there? Why not allow three men or a woman and two men to constitute a marriage?

Where's Simon?"..."Is he okay? Why isn't he here?" She glared at Derek. "Where'd you leave him?" Passed out in an alley." Derek frowned in thought. "Not sure where, though.

I love you. I'm not sure if it's the way you want me to. I think it might be. But I know that I love you. I absolutely love you.

I may not be Einstein but I know dumb plus dumb equals you.

My brother is the one that gives me the strength - if he's not strong, I'm not.

I am not perfect! When I was a little girl I thought I was ugly. My nose was too big for my face.

If you want to capitulate to what commercial needs are, you can always be commercially valuable, but I'm not interested in being that.

You get behind some of the numbers, like the underfunded pensions in the US, and I'm not sure people even understand how wrong their situation is.

For many, 'rehearsing' means going over the words in your head. That's not good enough say the words aloud.

Why? is the boy's motto, why does, why is, why not? Food, weather, time, fires, sea and season, clothes and cars and people; it's all grist to the mill of why.

It is tempting to ascribe Katrina, Rita and now Wilma to global warming effects, but I am not sure that would pass statistical muster.

I definitely think women are running it right now. We are not afraid to speak our minds. It's exciting because that's what I stand for, for people to be irreverent and to be themselves.

I know that I have balls. I have bigger balls than a lot of the men that I meet. I'm just a ballsy motherf - ker. I'm not afraid of pushing boundaries. That's what you have to do to become an icon.

I want to live forever, and I know I won't. I'm not afraid of dying. I'm only afraid of one thing: not being able to raise my kids.

I think I'm a pretty right down the middle guy. I just think that's kind of who I am. I'm not afraid of my own journey.

God knows everything. So why not run to him and tell him all the things that he already knows?