“I know my strong points: I work hard, I have talent, I'm funny, and I'm a good person.”

“Women have fought so long and hard for our rights and equality, and now all our attention is put on being a size 0.”

“The aggressive side of me comes across in my music, but I'm just a sweet girl.”

“When you have a dark side, nothing is ever as good as it seems.”

“For me, there is only love and fear.”

“My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you'...”

“She has her own brand of strength,brought to the surface by the dim glow of the streetlight and the whisper of night air on her skin.”

“The toddler must say no in order to find out who she is. The adolescent says no to assert who she is not.”

“You label somebody 'New Age,' and that's automatic mockery: 'She cannot possibly be a serious thinker.'”

“I never speak in silence.”

“Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable.”

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”

“I wanted to be a teacher.”