The more you do speak from the heart, rather than thumping the agenda, people will listen or relate or open themselves up more.

Beauty is so within. I don't care if you're the most attractive person on the planet...if you're not good inside, it will show. You fall in love with people from the inside out.

My limbs work, so I'm not going to complain about the way my body is shaped.

There's a big world out there. Bigger than prom, bigger than high school, and it won't matter if you were the prom queen or the quarterback of the football team or the biggest nerd. Find out who you are and try not to be afraid of it.

Sometimes I bust out and do things so permanent. Like tattoos and marriage.

I'm sure wine snobs look at me and think, how dare you.

I think the world offers so many wonderful varieties of obstacles, but that shouldn't be one for kids - is the worry that 'my parents wont be there.'