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“When I hear a guy lost a battle to cancer, that really did bother me, that that's a term. It implies that he failed and that somebody else that defeated cancer is heroic and courageous.”
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“None of us ever escape the first few years of our lives. They make a mould into which we are cast, and though it may be broken, and we turned loose, some remnant of it, some intangible evil or lovely thing or both, will remain with us, like the odor to a flower, or the smoothness to a piece of ivory. It is part of the immortality of youth.”
Source : Lizette Woodworth Reese (1929). “A Victorian Village: Reminiscences of Other Days”
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“Style is the art of getting yourself out of the way, not putting yourself in it.”
Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction", www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010. 
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“I want people to be drawn into the space of the work. And a lot of people are like me in that they have relatively short attention spans. So I shoot for the window of opportunity.”
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“The Place of Religion in Chicago is a clearly written account of a little-studied aspect of American landscape. Based on unique field surveys and supported by photographs, tables, and beautifully crafted maps, the book will form a lasting contribution to our understanding of an overlooked element of the American urban scene: the religious landscape of a major metropolis.”
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“I think that's very sad, that I haven't allowed my heart to be broken. I have broken a few.”
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“I'm a big believer in that if you focus on good skin care, you really won't need a lot of makeup.”
Source : "How to Age Like a Celebrity". Interview with Kate Schweitzer, www.marieclaire.com. July 15, 2010.
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“When people fall in love, they burst into flames.”
Source : Jandy Nelson (2014). “I'll Give You the Sun”, p.15, Penguin
