I squirrel away sealed greeting cards that people give me so I can open them later when I'm having a bad day.

Before you're a mom you don't know what gear is going to be relevant.

I couldn't wait to look at someone who shared my genes. I thought my baby was going to provide a decoder key to my past. But then I looked at Pippa and realized, no, she's actually the key to my future.

What I know from my friends who are cops is they keep their houses very clean, because they say you never know if you're coming back or not.

It was the first time, in the West Wing, I had ever read anyone write a Southerner properly. Because Southern women, in my opinion, are complicated and are equally feminine and driven. That's kind of an unusual combination and people usually tend to get it wrong.

I never wear pants in my life. I never thought I'd say this, but I miss wearing pants. For the first time in my life, I miss my pants.

The only important thing in this life is to figure out how to use the experiences that you have to make the world a better place.