You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.

Memoir is about handing over you life to someone and saying, This is what I went through, this is who I am, and maybe you can learn something from it.

Confidence doesn't come from thinking you're perfect or flawless. That's arrogance. Confidence comes from appreciating the beauty of your texture.

Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.

Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature.

The fact is, you don't love me, and you haven't destroyed me. You don't have what it takes to do that.

Don't you make fun of me or my children! Some babies are premature. Mine were all postmature. That's why they're so smart. Their brains had longer to develop.