Where you grew up becomes a big part of who you are for the rest of your life. You can't run away from that. Well, sometimes the running away from it is what makes you who you are.

Words can be used for venal purposes. Words are incredible sources of propaganda and can cause terrible havoc.

I'm not an impersonator. I'm a lousy impersonator, actually.

I'm a would-be rebel. The good girl who'd like to be a bad one.

When you're young, you wonder what all these old people are droning on about, trying to impart their wisdom. It's not relevant to you because being young is such a specific thing. Thank God for that. Thank God for the young people who go out and demonstrate against rampant capitalism or whatever.

The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings of our lives.

The whole thing of clothes is insane. You can spend a dollar on a jacket in a thrift store. And you can spend a thousand dollars on a jacket in a shop. And if you saw those two jackets walking down the street, you probably wouldn't know which was which.