Whenever I drive under a yellow light, I always kiss my finger and tap it on the roof of the car. And I do that when I get onto a plane as well!

There's no shame in having to fight every day, but fighting every day, and presumably, if you're still alive to hear these words or read this interview, then you are winning your war. You're here.

When life beats you down, NEVER give up.

If you're out there and need help, please seek it. Be proud of your valiant day-to-day struggle. There is no shame in needing support.

I love cookies baking. During the winter, they have these candles that smell like cookies, and I always buy like a hundred of them.

Don't place expectations on someone. Enjoy the time you have together, and let it go where it goes.

Just be yourself and the right guy will come along, whether it be today, tomorrow, or next year. It'll happen!

I'm a little self-conscious about my body. I love to wear hoodies because you can get cozy and eat some food and your belly doesn't show!

I'm so happy with my family, my career and my friends, and I'd like for them to be here forever, so I guess loss is what scares me the most.

There are no words that can describe the euphoria you feel when your baby recognizes you for the first time and smiles.

I have been to Heaven, I've been to Hell, I've been possessed by Lucifer. You can't really get much bigger than that.

Everyone was born with thought and dream...after a lot of time they just gave up. The life went upon their waist, they couldn't handle it and they fail!

Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously.

Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby what we get is a total take-over of our lives.

The hijacking of an American jet in Athens looms larger in our concern than the parent who kills a child, even though the one happens rarely, and the other happens daily.

Successful people form habits that feed their success, instead of habits that feed their failure.

I have a longing for fiction - to try to believe in it and to disappear into it.

People are more concerned about the economy then these ridiculous concerns as to gender inequity in society, as manifested in marriages, in the mental health system, and then in literature.

I'm more of a fan of combat games than first-person shooters.

I just feel that the East and the West are two different worlds. I sometimes get saddened when I see that very few writers of color are published or reviewed in East Coast presses and magazines.

Some people hide more than others, and it does intrigue me.