Writers are great lovers. They fall in love with other writers. That's how they learn to write. They take on a writer, read everything by him or her, read it over again until they understand how the writer moves, pauses, and sees. That's what being a lover is: stepping out of yourself, stepping into someone else's skin.

I'm a technological moron. I have, I have problems with like.. the television

Friendship is a priceless gift, that cannot be bought or sold. But it's value is far greater than a mountain made of gold. For gold is cold and lifeless, it can neither see nor hear. And in time of trouble, it is powerless to cheer. So when you ask God for a gift, be thankful if he sends not diamonds, pearls or riches, but the love of real true friends.

I did indulge myself in a lot of history reading, to inform myself as to who the real woman was. As far as other actresses’ portrayals, though, I tried to stay clear. It muddles your process, I find.

Touch is... one of the most ancient transactions, a defiance of the plasma membrane and the loneliness it brought.

You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them.

We may love men and we may live with men, but some of them have said stupendously inaccurate things about us, our bodies, and our psyches.