“If you work hard and you do your best, you can do anything.”

“Even if you don't have time for a big workout, stretching in the morning and night really changes your body.”

“Sexiness is all about your personality, being genuine and confident, and being a good person.”

“People like to be around those who give off positive energy.”

“Photoshop makes things look beautiful just as you have special effects in movies. It's just a part of life.”

“You really don't need to wear any make-up most of the time; keep your eyebrows the way they are, and find your own natural beauty signature.”

“We tilt our heads back and open wide. The snow drifts into our zombie mouths crawling with grease and curses and tobacco flakes and cavities and boyfriend/girlfriend juice, the stain of lies. For o...”

“The teachers complain that the students today are all lazy, ignorant, and stupid. But the truth is that you're smarter than they are. You're not even old enough to drive and you already know that n...”

“I told her about school and how I sat on a wall there and felt stories and words move through me ...”

“Growing up, I had the weird fantasy list: I wanted to be Alice Cooper, Steven Spielberg, and Stan Lee. You have to have almost psychotic drive, because you're going to have years of failure.”

“Growing up, I didn't feel cool; I didn't fit into any crowd.”

“When you're growing up, I think there's this idea that the coolest people are the ones who are really rude and feverish. But I've come to realize that isn't cool.”