I have managed to eke out a good and substantial existence. I'm not shoveling gold bricks or anything, but I do very, very well.

I think the minute you mention death, people run for the hills - unless it's heavy metal. People do not like death.

There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.

I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you.

Life is a game and true love is a trophy.

I've developed into quite a swan. I'm one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older - until I drop dead of beauty.

I'm your knight in shining armor. I'm here to save you from Linkin Park.

Cigarettes and chocolate milk These are just a couple of my cravings Everything it seems I like's a little bit stronger A little bit thicker A little bit harmful for me.

I am always writing; if you want to survive in this business, you need to keep working, keep creating and never stop the output.

Being uncool is being pretty much the coolest you can be.

I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can.

There are fears that are worth facing and there are fears that are not. You don't have to face all fears, only the ones that are relevant to you at that moment in time.

The old me is sure making things difficult for the current me.

Sneakiness was a form of privacy and privacy here was the first loss.

There are some times you win, and there are other times you build character.

Do you know the best thing about broken hearts? They can only really break once the rest is just scratches.

I have a tendency to hire people who tend to be unattractive to the studios. Maybe this is a bad idea.

Ridicule is the deadliest weapon of the age.

I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January of 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of 1974.

Peace, comfort, quiet, happiness, I have found away from home. Only your own family, those nearest and dearest, can hurt you.

It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping.