All you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend. Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.

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.

My way is the way of silent revolution

Every wonderful quality "in" someone is waiting to be recognized in all of life's great symphony.

My Christmas wish would be to have an entire week off. To spend it with my family and just curl up and watch Christmas movies when it's snowing outside.

One must shy away from questionable undertakings, even when they bear a high-sounding name.

If you don't have a record to run on, you paint your opponent as someone to run from.

After that dark woman you search for someone who will fit into the irregular corners of your heart.

Learn not to judge your meditation. Just meditate, do your best, set a minimum period of time and meditate.

I don't have a favorite director just like I don't have a favorite color or I don't have a favorite food. I like everything.

By all means tell the world how good you are - but do it with actions, not words.

I may say it of our preposterous use of books,--He knew not what to do, and so he read.