You can't throw a rock without a comic book character falling out of a tree.

Women work as much as men now, if not more. There's a resurgence of dads in the home and moms working.

They have a joy for life in Brazil unlike any country I've ever seen.

When I'm not working, I'm definitely a no-makeup girl. The most I ever do is a little tinted moisturizer and a little mascara and blush.

Humans have a sense of spontaneity and emotion. We have a dichotomy between grief and happiness.

I've had long hair, I've had short hair, and I've had in between hair... and its all good.

Brazil has a lot of issues that are similar to a lot of countries in Latin America, but the dominant issue Brazil is dealing with is poverty and political corruption.

I would love to be a Bond girl. That is on my bucket list, definitely.

My mother put me on birth control as soon as I told her I wanted to go on it. I was 16. I was very young.

I love a good road trip. And I have been known to sing cheesy '80s songs at the top of my lungs on a windy road when no one can hear.

My whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors.

God is a cloud from which rain fell.

A truly radical resolution would be to embrace existence just as it is, as the only thing that matters, to proclaim that the world itself is heaven, made for our total enjoyment and fulfillment...

I almost always urge people to write in the first person. Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.

If you don't have a narrative, just make one up. You can always change it when you have more clarity. Any narrative beats no narrative." - L. R. W. Lee

Desires are only a problem when the means to fulfill them are not available.

The thing about a marine is that they can be the nicest men and women you will ever meet, but when it comes to their duty there are none fiercer.

I don't trade my vote for money.

That's my answer to the question what is your strongest emotion, if you ever want to ask me: Curiosity, old bean. Curiosity every time.

Dancin' in the welfare lines.