The love of books was an instant connection, and a true boon for a girl who tended toward shyness, because it was a source of endless conversation.

I must strive to see only God in my friends, and God in my cats.

Never trust a German to get a sauce right. Their solution to everything is just add more butter.

To be held in his armsI long for that dayThe da that I get to seemore wonderful things

The poet will maintain serenity in spite of all disappointments. He is expected to preserve an unconcerned and healthy outlook over the world, while he lives.

Overall, I think any opportunity to expose people to art on a mass level - to have some kid in Oklahoma say to his mother, "I want to be an artist" - is a good thing.

Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason.

“Really, there are two types of people who go bowling. There are people who really, really love bowling. Then there are the people that are like: wouldn’t it be hysterical if we went bowling?”

I never went to drama school, so that was more like I was getting away with it.

Our relationships live in the space between us which is sacred.

For most people, art is only valuable if other people say it is; and artists are only worthwhile if they are either rich and famous, or dead.