He told me that one of the reasons people are so unhappy is they don't talk to themselves. He said you have to keep a conversation going with yourself throughout your life to see how you're doing, to keep your focus, to remain your own friend. He told me that he talked to himself all the time, and that it helped him to grow stronger and better everyday.

Liz, you must be very polite with yourself when you are learning something new.

Women are capable of enduring a tremendous amount of disappointment and still have a good life.

Addiction is the hallmark of every infatuation-based love story.

The hero's journey is simply who we are as human beings.

People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other's personalities. Who wouldn't? Anybody can love the most wonderful parts of another person. But that's not the clever trick. The really clever trick is this: Can you accept the flaws? Can you look at your partner's faults honestly and say, 'I can work around that. I can make something out of it.'? Because the good stuff is always going to be there, and it's always going to pretty and sparkly, but the crap underneath can ruin you.

Admittedly, I am not the one who looks fantastic in everything, but still I cannot help loving myself.