The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it's wanting what you get.

Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination.

It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.

We are all experts in our own little niches.

My life is what it is, and I can't change it. I can change the future, but I can't do anything about the past.

I tried to do my best impression of The Jonas Brothers, but no matter how hard I tried I ended up looking cool!

If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you.

I had only been a citizen for two weeks when I received a summons to appear for jury duty!

Learning something new is fun.

I'm curious about everything - even things that don't interest me.

I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off.

The tragedy, however, is that you soon realize that the time you thought you had to fulfill the dreams had melted away before your very eyes.

The basis of Cosmic Ordering is the belief that the universe is not dead matter, but pure energy which responds to our vibrations and to our frequencies.

Don't overestimate your emotions because emotional injuries can disturb you but it can not defeat you.

When you can no longer differentiate between the insanity spewed onto the blank page, and the madness evident in the all-but shattered mirror...that's when you know you're doing it right.

The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.

I do like directing other people's material.

They went to sea in a sieve, they did; In a sieve they went to sea; In spite of all their friends could say.

Evangelion is my life and I have put everything I know into this work. This is my entire life. My life itself.

Only a woman can write what it is to feel as a woman, to be a woman.

Our sins are never too great for God to forgive.