Hermione was back, holding out a gossamer dress of rainbow chiffon so airy I thought of fireflies on a moonlight night.

I decided that it wasn’t pretty that I felt, but confident.

That's what I like so much about old libraries - they smell the way we'd like to imagine the past.

A great meal is an experience that nourishes more than your body.

Don't you just love the idea of cooking flowers? I imagine them bursting into bloom, right in the pan.

We slid along water reds and greens, the changing lights captured in the canvas of wet tar.

You think I'd cheat on you?" I demanded with all the innocent outrage I could muster."With another guy, no. With a cheeseburger . . . in a heartbeat.

Trying to build myself up with the fact that I have done things right that were even good and have had moments that were excellent but the bad is heavier to carry around and feel have no confidence.

It is the mark of the mind untrained to take its own processes as valid for all men, and its own judgments for absolute truth.

Just out of curiosity, I wonder what makes music or culture or taste go in certain directions. Who knows what the forces are behind it.

Till your mental soil with determination. Fertilize your emotional soil with positive words. And plant the seed of your heart's desire with your disciplined efforts.

I'm lucky if I write a letter.

It's not just about working hard, it's about working together. You have to care more about the team than you do about yourself

Danny DeVito later told me that he knew he wanted me for 'Matilda' the second I walked in the door. I'm not sure if this is true, or if he was just being nice, but I was thrilled when I got it.

Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.