I not only have the right to stand up for myself, but I have the responsibility. I can't ask somebody else to stand up for me if I won't stand up for myself. And once you stand up for yourself, you'd be surprised that people say, "Can I be of help?".

Light and shadow are opposite sides of the same coin. We can illuminate our paths or darken our way. It is a matter of choice.

Raising kids is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.

Would you deny your son or your daughter the ecstasy of finding someone to love?

Beneath the skin, beyond the differing features and into the true heart of being, fundamentally, we are more alike, my friend, than we are unalike.

I'm just someone who likes cooking and for whom sharing food is a form of expression.

I'm a feminist. I've been a female for a long time now. It'd be stupid not to be on my own side.