I think of my body as a tool to do the stuff I need to do, but not the be all end all of my existence.

Part of being a feminist is giving other women the freedom to make choices you might not necessarily make yourself.

Don't wait around for someone else to tell your story. Do it yourself by whatever means necessary.

I have work, and then I have a dinner thing. And then I am busy, trying to become who I am.

I quit acting when I was 11 because I was cast as a bouncing ball in 'Alice in Wonderland,' and I felt slighted and wounded.

Confidence lets you pull anything off, even Tevas with socks.

Survivors are so often re-victimized by a system that demands they prove their purity and innocence.

The people accusing me of being productive don't know how hard it is for me to just bend my elbow sometimes.

Let's be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading.

At a brunch potluck, I realize that I do, in fact, hate everybody.

But ambition is a funny thing: it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think you want to stay put.

The stationary condition is the beginning of the end

People use to say that time can change everything but as far as I know the nothing can change the tease inside your heart .

When I fell in love it was as though I looked into a mirror for the first time and saw myself.

I like women who are really strong and were brought up to be comfortable with themselves and respect themselves.

The day of the absolute is over, and we're in for the strange gods once more.

Let not adversity oppress thee: be rather like unto the nail; the farther 'tis hammered, the firmer it holds.

If the guy likes/loves you, he won't care if you are a good kisser or not. He should like you for what you are - not how you kiss.

Consider We are born Not with purpose, But with potential.

My mother and father were both much more remarkable than any story of mine can make them. They seem to me just mythically wonderful.

Remember the lessons of history - if we don't learn from history, we're bound to repeat it.