Besides the pain in my gut, why shouldn't I laugh? I've almost escaped death in a foreign country.

I think that Richard was more of a one-girl-for-the-rest-of-your-life-marry-and-make-a-family kind of guy.

There has to be at least one other reason besides money that makes you do the things that you do.

There's no need to blame fate or destiny for a stupid decision.

The day, like all good days, passed far too quickly.

She's happy to be home but being home means that it's an end to her adventure and escape.

Our bags will be light because it's the best way to travel.

Besides, if it was the wrong choice, what difference was one more bad decision going to make?

Your choices can only be limited by your mind.

Don't just hope, dear. Plan and do. Only reserve hope for the things you cannot control.

Living the rest of my life in Kerobokan, waiting to die, was what I had in front of me.

I resent being lied to because a lie doesn't only undermine the value of the truth, but it further denies the liar a fair chance for honesty.

Strong government doesn't mean simply military power or an efficient intelligence apparatus. Instead, it should mean effective, fair administration - in other words, 'good governance.'

If you start to just aim for what the audience wants to hear, you're already hamstrung because you don't have any freedom.

If you have no Honey in your Pot, have some in your Mouth.

The best visual book I can think of is Lynda Barry's What It Is, but although I refer to it all the time it's not a creative writing book per se.

If you're not ready to fail, you're not going to learn how to cook.

We taste and suckle each other, and I'm so thirsty he could feed me his kiss all night and I'd still be dying in the desert.

I absolutely intend to return every penny given to me by my Democratic colleagues and Democratic leaders

I have a lot of fans who are people of color. I think, if nothing else, I kind of understand that sense of being on the outside looking in, culturally.

Artistic genius is an expansion of monkey imitativeness.