I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid.
I'm pretty hard on myself in general.
As I look back on it, I'm glad that I had this false image. I was who everyone else - my parents, my friends, society - wanted me to be. I was a pleaser, someone who wanted to make everyone happy, to not let anyone down. Now, I'm not like that.
If you read, your book is kind of your friend, because it's like the book is telling you its story and you're being the listener.
When I was growing up, my mom told me every story that was happening to her. Most of the stories that come to me are through a female voice in my head. My stories seem to naturally be about females.
I loved school so much that most of my classmates considered me a dork.
I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.
It doesn't matter if you mean to do the right thing - if you only do bad things. You need to learn how to do right things. Doing is what affects people.
Everything you think of that keeps you occupied is a friend.
I wonder how people decided that women were supposed to shave their legs and armpits
I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing.
Cute is when your personality shines through your looks. Like, when you see someone's personality in the way they walk and you just feel like hugging them every time you see them.
I don't believe in the afterlife. I believe this is it, and I believe it's the best way to live.
We live in a real world. Come back to it.
I'd rather be smart than a movie star.
I'm not a perfectionist, but I like discipline. I'm obedient, but I'm not a perfectionist. I think it's important to work your hardest and be as kind as possible to everyone you work with. The goal, every day, is keeping focused on that.
I really hate being self-conscious—and being conscious of being self-conscious
The more money a woman has, the more educated she is, and the more educated she is, the more she knows about how to prevent pregnancy, and also has more reproductive control - she feels a greater ability to say no to a man when she doesn't have to depend on him for money.
Lying is the most fun a woman can have without taking her clothes off.
Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.
In real life I'm not the one who's playing with guns or smoking.
Social networking is playing a huge role in creating awareness and mobilizing support for all kinds of common interests. What better way to use this remarkable tool than to change the world?
Committing yourself to one person is sacred.
I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn't comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no.
You really know a person when you sleep so near to them, or when you eat with them.
