I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.

When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.

This is one of those times when explaining a feeling cannot measure up to actually having the feeling

I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

I'm very organized - and the best thing - when you love your work, you don't mind putting in 15 hour days. It's joyful.

A library is a home filled with our stories. On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our great longing for times that have passed, the sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.

You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it's in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family.