"I rebelled by not getting straight A's and not following the path that my elder sister did. She was valedictorian and is very exemplary in her way. I look a lot like her, so I just had to do the opposite. Not that I got bad grades, but I was all about performance and just finding any way that I could to be involved in any kind of production."

"I wasn't a woman who stayed tiny like I thought I would. I definitely gave myself the freedom to eat what I wanted."

"I will tell you what I can't abide - and I think the Internet has really created a space for it - women criticizing other women and mothers criticizing other mothers."

"I'm still really close with everyone at home and their parents - and their brothers and sisters. I was so, so, so lucky to grow up as part of a community and I don't take that for granted. I try very hard to stay part of it."

"I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street."

"Everyone got kind of crazy with me mentioning I was in love with a woman."

"The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love."

"A visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."