"I have a great family by the way, but you need to find people who can pull something out from you that might be otherwise unseen."

"Success is always something completely different to people. I feel like I've succeeded, if I'm doing something that makes me happy and I'm not lying to anybody. I'm not doing that now, so I feel really good about myself."

"And I like to keep whatever is mine remaining that way. It's a funny little game to play and it's a slippery slope. I always say to myself I'm never going to give anything away because there's never any point or benefit for me."

"My best friend just had a baby, and she's my age. So I'm a godmom now, which is crazy."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Not to be born is, past all prizing, best."

"When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?"

"Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough."