I don't cook very well at all. I'm the girl that can't make scrambled eggs.

I have ambitions to do a Broadway record one of these days and get in the studio with like, a real orchestra. I'm a big musical theatre geek.

I want to be in New York. It's the place to be.

A smile is so sexy, yet so warm. When someone genuinely smiles at you, it's the greatest feeling in the world.

I believe we all share a responsibility to build a healthier, more just and prosperous world.

I do think it's possible to change for the better.

I grew up on Nintendo. Mario was my best friend. I can't wait to get inside and play Nintendo GameCube.

I've never been engaged. I definitely believe in the institution of marriage.

I like being friends with other women who are supportive of women. I think that is important.

I'm slightly controlling. I'm an Aries and I like things to have an order. I get slightly disturbed and I get slightly distressed and flustered if things go awry.

Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.

There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison

Love is my religion, love is my destiny.

Even if it is nonsense, it is often useful to know what kind of nonsense men believe.

A prince need take little account of conspiracies if the people are disposed in his favor.

Everyone just wants to be like that Somebody else. Ironically, that Somebody wishes to just be like everyone else. If this is achieved, however, individuality is annihilated.

Authentic brands don't emerge from marketing cubicles or advertising agencies. They emanate from everything the company does...

It doesn't feel good when you have to struggle to get your pants on.

As for what's the most challenging aspect of teaching, it's convincing younger writers of the importance of reading widely and passionately.

Art is the one thing that's the universal virtue that you can have in any class.

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.