Don't ever go to war. Even if you win, the battle is never over inside you.

When Patti Fox broke up with me, I typed her name over a thousand times on my manual Olivetti until the entire page was beaten into a stiff sheet of black ink.

If you have an orderly mind, you'll be a winner no matter where you end up. If your mind is a jumble of junk, you'll be a loser. It's as simple as that.

Because each book has its own special perfume.

Don't ever forget your history," she sang, "or any wicked soul can lie to you and get away with it.

Each time I read a book, I cataloged the parts that struck me dumb with envy and admiration for their beauty and power and truth.

...who proved that you don't have to do what your parents want, or what your boyfriend wants, for you to be happy. You just have to be yourself, for there is no love greater than self love