There is no faster way to harden my determination than to assume I will fail at it.

One does not cease to treasure a gem simply because one owns another that is larger.

There is nothing in the world so enticing as that which you have been told you may not have.

I never saw Death before, and now I seeThat it is warring eyes in a woman's form.

Enjoy this moment. The ultimate fulfilment of the dream will not come close to the dream. Enjoy it

Growing up is, at heart, the process of learning to take responsibility for whatever happens in your life. To choose growth is to embrace a love that heals.

Court a mistress, she denies you; let her alone, she will court you.

People only talk about me and sweaters because I don't give them anything else to talk about.

My job is to think beyond the immediate.

Hair matters. This is a life lesson Wellesley and Yale Law School failed to instil. Your hair will send significant messages to those around you.

What we think about, expands.

There are enough scary rock & roll mothers in the world.

[My mom] had this amazing attitude in the face of everything, including when she got cancer.