I know. I'm lazy. But I made myself a New Years resolution that I would write myself something really special. Which means I have 'til December, right?

Im afraid of needles, except acupuncture needles.

Night time is really the best time to work. All the ideas are there to be yours because everyone else is asleep.

The people who present themselves as normal and nice and good are often the scariest monsters in the world.

When you lose someone you love, they never really leave you. They just move into a special place in your heart.

It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy.

People who are considered scary or odd or even monsters are so often the people that just need love and someone to care for them.

The year I married my American husband, I won the lottery - and I tried to give it to somebody else, because I was already approved - not the money lottery, the immigration lottery.

I lived in LA for a few months. It seemed like no one there had parents. Or if they did have parents, they would deny it.

The United States is one of the only holdouts, not changing to metric.

I think the success of my work stems from being truthful.

You have to keep going and pursue your dreams.

The ribs are the wings of the body. Open your wings.

I did disagree with Ronald Reagan very strongly on trade. I disagreed with him. We should have been much tougher on trade even then. I've been waiting for years. Nobody does it right.

It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place.

Don't pretend to care. I don't need you as an anesthetic.

I prefer a good pair of boots to Shakespeare.

Surfing is not my strong point. And... I don't really have a tan. I go to the tanning place, the one that sprays you with color.

What makes your life different from the next n***a? There is something special about you, so let me help you bring out your individuality.

What is grit? Grit is refusing to give up. It's persistence. It's making your own luck.

Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it.