I can't decide whether I'm a good girl wrapped up in a bad girl, or if I'm a bad girl wrapped up in a good girl. And that's how I know I'm a woman!

The day I understood everything, was the day I stopped trying to figure everything out. The day I knew peace was the day I let everything go.

In this world, it is too common for people to search for someone to lose themselves in. But I am already lost. I will look for someone to find myself in.

Before, I wanted to say: "I found love!" But now, I want to say: "I found a person. And he belongs to me and I belong to him.

For some people, “the point of no return” begins at the very moment their souls become aware of each others’ existence.

There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human- in not having to be just happy or just sad- in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time.

The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I'm not going to let myself pull me down anymore.

Don't think about making life better for other people who don't even deserve you, rather, focus on making your life the best, for yourself and those who love you.

In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!" "And what if you do get a second chance?" "You take it!

Cake is happiness! If you know the way of the cake, you know the way of happiness! If you have a cake in front of you, you should not look any further for joy!

Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.

I was never part of that cliquey girl drama. Most of my friends were guys growing up, so I was never part of that whole toxic energy. It seemed like way too much hassle.

"Subterranean Homesick Blues" [of Bob Dylan] captures, in word-salad format, life in an encroaching police state.

Your character that you create in your writing not only represents who you are, but also represents a number of people who you've met along the way.

Everyone is giving something. Everyone is giving what has their heart. What I'm giving you is what has my heart.

An advantage to volleyball is that you have a scoreboard to tell how you have done as a team. The thing is, in life there is no scoreboard, at least not one that you can see.

There was always more in the world than men could see, walked they ever so slowly; they will see it no better for going fast. The really precious things are thought and sight, not pace.

Iraq is in a civil war. There is no road in that country that is safe.

Singing is my dream and, while it may have not been a commercial success, critically I was thrilled with the reception my first album got.

I've never had a dream that didn't come true, if I waited long enough.

I still like to save up and splurge. That's an important thing to do.