Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.

Insane people are always sure they're just fine. It's only the sane people who are willing to admit they're crazy.

It's always a shock to the people who run studios when a movie that is for women is a hit. They have an infinite capacity to be shocked.

That's your problem! You don't want to be in love. You want to be in love in a movie.

What I love about cooking is that after a hard day, there is something comforting about the fact that if you melt butter and add flour and then hot stock, it will get thick! It's a sure thing! It's a sure thing in a world where nothing is sure; it has a mathematical certainty in a world where those of us who long for some kind of certainty are forced to settle for crossword puzzles.

Take notes. Everything is copy.

The one thing I would like to get across about my whole feeling regarding high school is how I was when I was fifteen. Gawky. Always a hem hanging down, or strap loose, or a pimple on my chin. I never knew what to do with my hair. I was a mess. And I still carry that fifteen-year-old girl around now. A piece of me still believes I'm the girl nobody dances with.