"I feel like a lot of the female relationships I see on TV or in movies are in some way free of the kind of jealousy and anxiety and posturing that has been such a huge part of my female friendships, which I hope lessens a little bit with age."

"If you're writing, you're starting in private. It can really be this amazing, private, freeing experience. Forget that it's for other people - that comes in later."

"I feel like you don't know if someone's equipped for a romantic relationship until they're out of their twenties."

"Positive, healthy, loving relationships in your twenties... I don't know if anyone would disagree with it: I think they're the exception, not the norm. People are either playing house really aggressively because they're scared of what an uncertain time it is, or they're avoiding commitment altogether."

"There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his."

"The paradox of freedom is that the most profound truths are found in silence."

"The paradox of freedom is that shadows are only cast by the presence of light."

"The paradox of freedom is that hope is the anchor of a weary soul."