Chicago is incredibly gracious. People here have so much pride.

Wait, I kinda do love you.

You can never take your reputation back. There really is nothing as powerful as a good reputation.

I never thought my marriage could be stronger, or I could be closer to Bill. We prayed on our own, but now we prayed together and you'll never know how much that means until you do it.

A lot of us think we're invincible... but we have to start putting ourselves on the to-do list.

I never thought I was pretty enough. I was kind of tall and lanky. I don't mind it now, but back in the day I hated it. I would tell myself that what I think is ugly at 17 is actually what's going to be pretty about me later.

A rumor that followed me forever was that my family was in the mafia. For years I had to live with it. They'd call me the mafia princess, so I rolled with it for the rest of high school. People even joke about it today.