You can be brave and still be feminine. You can lead and still love flowers.

I'm happy, Ahren. I'm a princess. I have everything.""I think you're mistaking comfort for joy.

When my father is stern, no one chastises him. I don’t think it’s fair that when I act similarly, I’m seen as cruel. I’m making a huge decision, and I’m trying to be wise about it.

How can the truth make anything worse?

I'm not sure anyone knows what they're looking for until they find it

When you know who matters most to you, giving things up, even yourself, doesn’t really feel like a sacrifice.

Parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.

Intellect, at its best, can make you agnostic. Being theist or atheist is still a matter of choice.

Lincoln had a stubborn concern for first principles.

Time...give us enough time and our best-supported decisions will seem wobbly, our certainties whimsical.

Any pianist and singer/songwriter would say "Carnegie Hall." It's such a legendary place. I'd love to play at Carnegie Hall. That's definitely dream of mine.

Our culture is obsessed with being busy, and I think it's crazy. I don't fill all my time.

What's my motto when it comes to money? Don't put so much emphasis on it!

It’s not a question of if we make the playoffs; we will. And when we get there, I have no fear of anyone.

The greatest revenge is massive success.

I don't deserve you. You know that, querida, don't you? (Alex)