I started a MySpace teen lit discussion group and invited people to join.

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck chlamydia?

Just because a relationship ends, it doesn't mean it's not worth having.

Sometimes you don't need lightning to start a fire. Sometimes, it builds on its own.

You can tell a lot about a person not just by their successes, but by how they deal with their setbacks

I wonder-maybe the key is balance. Maybe it's about living in the moment while still keeping your eye on the big picture-on all the pictures.

When you go on vacation with people, you learn a lot about them.

Yup, believe it: I was born on March 28, yet my name is April.

Biological clock? I don't even own a watch.

They write songs about California girls for a reason.

Part of me could do it. Run off and get married. But another part... Another part of me wondered if I could really trust anyone. If all relationships were all doomed.

Smile is the beauty of the soul.

True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness we offer to others.

Knowledge and courage take turns at greatness.

Satire has its limits. It is really up to the people to make the change. The satirist's role ends at the screen.

It seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not, more important now was for me to love them

I would sit and talk to any president who wishes to talk to me, but I'm not anxious to rule it in.

That is my major preoccupation, memory, the kingdom of memory. I want to protect and enrich that kingdom, glorify that kingdom and serve it.

It's so different when you change your hair color, you're treated so differently. It's a very funny experience. It's fun, I love changing up my hair.

For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance.

No one will ever know what 'In Cold Blood' took out of me. It scraped me right down to the marrow of my bones. It nearly killed me. I think, in a way, it did kill me.