I think its very important to not be afraid to experience joy in the middle of sorrow.

I'm here right now and I want now to be the greatest time.

I don't think the average American understands what patriotism truthfully is. That's why when I attack our country or attack the government, it's sometimes looked at as unpatriotic. It's not.

Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young girls, I was very taken with Jo - Jo being the writer and the misfit.

Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don't abandon the book. There is nothing in our material world more beautiful than the book.

Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe, love is a banquet on which we feed.

Fate is like a secret friend that helps push you on into life.