I've always written. There's a journal which I kept from about 9 years old. The man who gave it to me lived across the street from the store and kept it when my grandmother's papers were destroyed. I'd written some essays. I loved poetry, still do. But I really, really loved it then.

The intensity with which young people live demands that they "blank out" as often as possible.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

Each of us, famous or infamous, is a role model for somebody, and if we aren't, we should behave as though we are -- cheerful, kind, loving, courteous. Because you can be sure someone is watching and taking deliberate and diligent notes.

To those who are given much, much is expected.

We are more alike than unalike.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.