My favorite things often have a story behind them and are usually handmade or discovered at a flea market.

Exercise your imagination muscle! How many uses can you come up with for a flowerpot? Write down your answers. But don't write them in this book. Grab a separate sheet of paper. I didn't spend two and a half weeks writing a book just so you could mark up the pages with your silly ideas for things you can do with a flowerpot. When it comes down to it, what's wrong with a flowerpot not being a flowerpot? Why is nothing ever good enough for you?

I cried when I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. And then I laughed REALLY hard.

People always think I'm Amy Poehler, which never bothers me. I mean, Amy Poehler is great.

If you see a shy person, ask them some questions like, 'Why are you so shy? Tell everyone, we're all listening.

I like to play unattractive people who think they're pretty. You can do what you want, but I prefer to look interesting.

There's humor in everything. There's gotta be humor in everything.