Loved ones. They are my backbone. They are the people that I turn to when I need the most support and the people who come to me when they are in need.

I just started making Bloody Marys. I always thought they looked gross, then I tasted one. There's an art to it, from the Tabasco to the Worcestershire.

I'm more of a jeans and T-shirt kind of girl.

Why is partying and having a good time bad?

It would be the ultimate dream for me to win an Academy Award, be in love and have kids. Then I would say, 'Life is great! I have done everything I wanted.

I'm not perfect, I do drink. I do smoke. Carson Daly can't go out and get messed up, he can't smoke in front of kids - he's the face of MTV, and he has to be good. But me? I can.

I make Jessica Simpson look like a rock scientist.

Believe. Believe in yourself. Believe in others. Believe there is positive in everything.

I really look forward to knowing that something is always possible.

I admire a lot of actors; I think a lot of them have so much talent.

I love horror movies. I mean, who doesn't like a good horror movie every once in a while? It's fun to get scared.

Wildness is not found but revealed.

...in the middle of the field, Harry suddenly stopped and looked back. Mr. Chad was all alone in the creepy woods. He could take care of himself...couldn't he? Of course he could, he was a teacher.

Very slowly using two fingers, Annabeth drew her dagger. Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as far as she could into the w

Prayer does not change the purpose of God. But prayer does change the action of God.

There is no difference between religion and politics. Both involve lies and fanatical beliefs that generaly defy logic... Just like rock climbing.

Just the fact that you get to live and breathe and interact with the world - that's pretty marvelous.

What she had long believed was not true, and now the world was wide open to discover what was. It is like all my life I thought the sky was green.

I used to be a free spirit.

Your hold on me is permanent and unbreakable. Never doubt that

Anytime you start doing a comic book with mythology attached, people are like, "Are you going to get it right? It's important to me."