I firmly believe that everyone deserves to live within walking distance of either beauty or convenience, if not both.

Look for your brushes with the divine. Be receptive to them. When heaven knocks, open the door. Value these visits. Remember them. Expect more of them.

Follow the tugs in your heart. I think that everybody gets these gentle urges and should listen to them. Even if they sound absolutely insane, they may be worth going for.

"Make your plate look like a Christmas tree," I tell people, "mostly green with splashes of other bright colors."

I have to strive to go two steps forward and realize that, sometimes, there will be one step back.

Every year when I put away my winter clothes and get out my summer clothes, they fit. And I haven't been on a diet since the Reagan administration.

Life would be very dreary if there were no magic. If the real world were only that veil of tears, I just don't think could get up in the morning.