"When true forgiveness happens it is one of the most astonishing and liberating of the human experience."

“I like to have curves and feel like a woman. I hope that people see that in my photos and know that healthy is better than skinny.”

Source : Interview with Jonathan L, www.modelsobserver.com. August 2007.

“Now thank we all our God, With hearts and hands and voices; Who wondrous things hath done, In whom this world rejoices. Who, from our mother's arms, Hath led us on our way, With countless gifts of love, And still is ours today.”

“I've always embraced my curves since I was a teenie-bopper.”

“One thing I like about trying to write is that I can possibly write myself a role. Otherwise, you're at the mercy of whatever roles are out there that people are willing to give to you.”

Source : "Linda Cardellini RETURN Interview". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 8, 2012.

“My sense of religion is Einstein's sense of relativity. I don't believe in God. I believe that energy never dies. So the possibility exists that you might be breathing in some other form of Moses or Buddha or Muhammad or Bobby Kennedy or Roosevelt or Martin Luther King or Jesus.”

Source : "Mandy Patinkin: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. December 27, 2012.

“Poverty has a home in Africalike a quiet second skin.It may be the only place on earth where it is worn with unconscious dignity.”

Source : 1989 Tales of Tenderness and Power.

“This whole new emerging science of sex differences is so interesting to me. We are such different creatures. Our anatomy is different. Our structure is different. Our purpose is different.”

“Well, the bottom line is that I'm extremely pleased with 'The Stupids.' I'm pleased that it's coming out, and it should look good. It's nice looking, with the colors and stuff. I made it for kids, and I really would like them to see it.”