"Even if you're independent, I think you get lonely."

“When I allow myself to feel all my feelings instead of numbing myself to them, they pass more quickly. I spent my entire life telling everyone I was "OK, damn it." But when you surrender to the [uncomfortable] feelings, there are gifts on the other side: Allowing yourself to feel loneliness forces you to reach out. Letting yourself get angry gives you strength, energy and motivation.”

Source : "Ashley's Secret Life". Interview with Laurie Sandell, www.glamour.com. July 9, 2006.

“I'd hate to see you get cancer, but that's your problem, not mine.”

Source : "6 Crazy - and Cruel - Things Said by Cory Booker’s New GOP Opponent" by Andy Kroll, www.motherjones.com. August 14, 2013.

“Whatever life throws at me I'll take it and be grateful for it as well.”

“I love to find a great vintage secondhand shop.”

“I can change a tire, but I couldn't change a fuse on the computer panel on my car.”

“You can spend your money on art works and sit down and look at them. Or you can use your money to help people.”

“I think the most romantic thing you can do is just turn up. Turn up when its difficult for you. Travel halfway around the world or just up the road. Whatever it is, just be there.”

Source : "Into the Blue". Interview with Mickey Rapkin, www.elle.com. April 29, 2013.

“When you are quiet, you see everything with love.”