The smell of pine needles, spruce and the smell of a Christmas tree - those to me, are the scents of the holidays.

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.

Gods and politics are the tools with which the godless and unprincipled manipulate the gullible.

I've learned... that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

I also like different records of mine for creative purposes and metaphorically wise.

People want much the same things, but they have been formed by history to have a particular perception of the other.

Children's books are by nature partisan.

For victory is victory, however small, nor is its worth only from what follows from it.

I boast of being the only man in London who has been bombed off a lavatory seat while reading Jane Austen. She went into the bath; I went through the door.

One cannot but mistrust a prospect of felicity: one must enjoy it before one can believe in it.

Work is the only answer. I have three rules to live by. One, get your work done. If that doesn't work, shut up and drink your gin. And when all else fails, run like hell!

Sometimes forgiveness is instant, but sometimes it takes time.