One of the very few things that I do every single day is put on fragrance. If I'm not wearing makeup ... I still put my fragrance on. I will brush my teeth and put on my perfume.

The most powerful thing is for women not just to be the beneficiaries of the change, but to be agents of it.

I had a lot of friends in high school, but I was never the wild party girl. Never have been, never plan to be!

I would wanna be a mermaid, but I think I'm a little bit more of a unicorn, because I'm like a little bit more horsey.

The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.

If i'm not with somebody who really excites or inspires me, then I'd rather be by myself.

I love being at home and cooking and baking.

Dressing up is all about reflecting how I feel.

Cheesecake Factory is great. It should have Michelin stars.

I think in high school there's so many cliques. You're never safe.

All I can do is share what I'm thinking - and learn from others.

I leapt eagerly into books. The characters’ lives were so much more interesting than the lonely heartbeat of my own.

Simplicity may be simple, but like complexity it requires linguistic precision, and may therefore call for relatively obscure expressions at times.

Violence has not really been an issue. Even in my wildest hopes, I wasn't trying to get violence in.

Xbox is about to become the next water cooler

I completely scorn the falsifying, the sanctimonious, the cheap and the shoddy.

Trust me, he whispers against my lips. Maggie, you're my paradise.

God is God, and I'm not.

The camera is an excuse to be someplace you otherwise don't belong. It gives me both a point of connection and a point of separation.

If you have infinite patience and perseverance, success is bound to come. No mistake in that.

Everything is legit onstage. You can go crazy. I can express my anger. I can cry. Whoa, this is the coolest place!