I was in advertising for years. That was cushy, you know? It's pretty cushy in a lot of ways, but I hated it.

You would be amazed by what you can give up, lose, or break, and yet still be a person who gets happy over brownies.

...handsome people are always interesting to watch. But a handsome person in crisis is riveting.

You need to grab your dream out of the sky like it's a kite and pinch the string through your fingers until you reach the spool.

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture, because it's something I never felt a part of. I've always felt like a tourist because I have never fit in anywhere.

Should I just sit down, right here at carousel seven, and shake until somebody's arms are around me and they're saying, 'It's okay, I'm here, I'm here, come with me to the institute.

You are allowed to be alive. You are allowed to be somebody different. You are allowed to not say goodbye to anybody or explain a single thing to anyone, ever.

His laugh is made if porch swings and lemonade

But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting in the dentist's chair.

I wouldn't want to waste any of my brain cells on forgiving if it's holding me back.

Romance comes from the heart and is manifested in actions.

If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

If a guy doesn't like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.

Be intense, passionate, and fired up, but about things that matter, things that change your life and your legacy.

It {France} may be the only country in the world where the rich are sometimes brilliant.

In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.

Everyone tries to get you to dance at clubs. They come up to you and say "You gotta dance! you gotta dance!" And then I dance, and they're like, "Not like that!"

I tell the truth: your enemy is also your friend-his presence makes your life fuller and richer.

Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That's hard enough.

I just can't see myself as a trophy wife. I can't imagine not having my own life.