When I was first going through my separation, someone said to me, 'It will take you half as long as you were in the relationship before you'll feel better.' And I wanted to knock them out cold across the table. Because, of course, I was in agony. And the last thing I wanted to think was that I was going to stay that way for a long time.

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We're in an environment where everyone gets compartmentalized very quickly.

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You know what daring really is to me? It's maybe much more simple: the willingness to get up and try it again. It's not about whether or not you fall down, it's how you get back up. And I've taken quite a few tumbles, myself.

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My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.

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It's taken me a long time to learn to accept the risks and just be willing to try it over and over again.

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I'm very happy at home. I love to just hang out with my daughter, I love to work in my garden. I'm not a gaping hole of need.

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I still love the people I’ve loved, even if I cross the street to avoid them.

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Even, today, when people tell me I'm beautiful, I do not believe a word of it.

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I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.

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Boredom is a great motivator.

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