"Love is that condition in the human spirit so profound that it allows me to survive, and better than that, to thrive with passion, compassion, and style." "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain." "At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice." "I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass." "The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education." "Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives." "Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable." "Everything in the universe has rhythm. Everything dances."