[I had ] uneventful, though isolated childhood. Good, kind, stable parents.

Some things are best left a blur. Births and Visa Bills.

When I shop, the world gets better, and the world is better, but then it's not, and I need to do it again. (Confessions of a Shopaholic-the movie)

I chose to publish the first 'Shopaholic' book under a pseudonym because I wanted it to be judged on its own merits.

There comes a time when all the cosmic tumblers have clicked into place - and the universe opens itself up for a few seconds to show you what's possible.

There's no luck in business. There's only drive, determination, and more drive.

Baseball games are like snowflakes and fingerprints, no two are ever alike.

Hardly anybody recognizes the most significant moments of their life at the time they happen.

Life is like an escalator. You see, it carries you on regardless. And you might as well enjoy the view and seize every opportunity while you're passing. Otherwise, it'll be too late.

I had a craving for pineapple and a pink cardigan" - Becky Bloomwood Shopaholic and Baby

Our eyes met in the math class. How were we to know that trigonometry would lead to matrimony?

You deserve someone who will feel you at her side without needing to see you. And I've only felt that way about one boy.

Time is what prevents everything from happening at once.

I realise I'm still a child, though I do feel older.

The tree of life for me is a symbol of abundance and eternal life.

Grace is the atmosphere created by love that makes faith the only reasonable response

Don't count your eggs until the chicken's laid them.

This journey has always been about reaching your own other shore no matter what it is, and that dream continues.

Stretching your parameters is a necessity if you wan to keep growing, and sometimes the best way to do that is to dive into the deep end.

A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes and their stories.

If it can be dreamed, it can be done.