Because death and illness are the most horrible things in life, of course that's where the most absurdly funny things are going to happen.

If I look over my life, every single step of maturing for me, every single one, has had the exact same common denominator: accepting what was true over what I wished were true.

Our family was too strange and weird for even Santa Claus to come visit ... Santa, who was jolly - but, let's face it, he was also very judgmental.

Why isn't there a book about someone losing their faith and it being a beautiful experience?

sometimes it's in your limitations that you find your greatest strengths.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not ashamed of my body, I just don't see any reason to not cover it up as much as possible. ... I'm someone who considered becoming a nun, for the outfit.

Losing my faith was the most spiritual thing that ever happened to me.

It was a fine cancer experience, as cancer experiences go.

I'm not a standup. I don't really have jokes. I don't have 10 minutes. It took a while for me to realize this.

I learned that being a mother takes a lot of energy.

the most powerful bodies in the world, the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, are also the least democratic and inclusive.

I've been very lucky because I've always had movies to do. So if I got bored between shows a movie would turn up.

When I am in form, my style is a little bit stubborn, almost brutal. Sometimes I feel a great spirit of fight which drives me on.

My entire life has been centered around my writing, and by that I mean finding the time to write.

Don't think about what you want, think about what the world needs, and strive to fill that gap. Success is a game of inches.

Successful social media marketing is not built on impressions. It is built on relationships

And I have a really great agent and I know it's almost an oxymoron to say you have a smart agent. But she is and she has a beautiful aesthetic and she has guided me.

The heart cherishes secrets not worth the telling

When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you're capable of. I liked those kind of challenges.