I probably am more shy than people realize. But I'm shy when I leave a studio and I am just myself.

My goal is to see that mental illness is treated like cancer.

There might be false starts and do-overs.You are entitled to experiment before you find your calling.

I'm not driven by killer ambition. I'm not a workaholic. I'm a good team player. I don't have to be captain, but I do want to play on a winning team.

You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense.

Sometimes it takes the better part of a lifetime to find out what your passion is, but in my observation, if you do, it might be the best part of your life.

Many people come to reinvention when life changes around them, but people come in all different stripes. I'm oriented to change.

The most likely moment for something incredible to happen to me was the moment I was most certain nothing ever would.

A diagnosis is burden enough without being burdened by secrecy and shame.

New Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in.

The years after 50 can be a time of great productivity, meaningful work, pleasure, creativity, and innovation. It's a huge opportunity.

It was the nicest thing she could imagine. It made her want to have his babies and give him both of her kidneys.

If you achieve good results using a poor method, isn't that a much greater achievement than starting from better methods.

Believe what you wish, but prove what you can.

I have stepped off the relationship scene to come to terms with myself. I have spent most of my adult life being 'someone's girlfriend', and now I am happy being single.

I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself. Now you've made a lady of me I'm not fit to sell anything else.

Once open source gets good enough, competing with it would be insane.

There have been some hard times, people around me supported me.

In a world of scarce resources, globalization without new technology is unsustainable.

In the end you're not made or broken by prizes. Your relationship is with your readers, not a prize, and you just have to keep on honoring that.

I never imagined any of the success I am currently experiencing.