I've had many nicknames over the years: V, Nessa, Nessy Poo, Nessy Bear and Van. Only my parents call me Van, though, and I hate it. I get embarrassed.

Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.

I love funky styles. Not preppy or rock, just funky!

I am human like everyone else. I am aware that there are people who look up to me. When mistakes are made, they aren't intentional, and I constantly push myself to be a better person.

Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.

I just lip gloss! It doesn't matter if it's $2 or $30.

The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled.

I don't go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack.

My style is boho chic. I love that time period - the patterns, the prints, the people, the music, the vibe.

Do not just look at your boyfriend as just a boyfriend. Look at him as a friend, too.

I want to be strong and empowered. I want to shock everybody.

It is not work that kills men

Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.

As soon as I finish a book, I sell the paperback rights to different publishers and that's where I recoup my money.

This isn't even something I've feared, because I never knew it was a possibility.

If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.

No one gets out of here alive.

A hermit is one who renounces the world of fragments that he may enjoy the world wholly and without interruption.

Too much to ask for may leave me feeling lonely. Too little leaves me nothing.

There are three types of actions : purposeful, habitual, and gratuitous. Characters , to be immediate and apprehensible, must be presented by all three.

We commonly say in the trade that the most dangerous animal in a zoo is Man.