When I buy a new book, I always read the last page first, that way in case I die before I finish, I know how it ends. That, my friend, is a dark side.

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I look as young as a person can look given how old I am.

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And then the dreams break into a million tiny pieces. The dream dies. Which leaves you with a choice: you can settle for reality, or you can go off, like a fool, and dream another dream.

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Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.

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I look out the window and I see the lights and the skyline and the people on the street rushing around looking for action, love, and the world's greatest chocolate chip cookie, and my heart does a little dance.

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I don't think any day is worth living without thinking about what you're going to eat next at all times.

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You do get to a certain point in life where you have to realistically, I think, understand that the days are getting shorter, and you can't put things off thinking you'll get to them someday. If you really want to do them, you better do them. There are simply too many people getting sick, and sooner or later you will. So I'm very much a believer in knowing what it is that you love doing so you can do a great deal of it.

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Marriages come and go, but divorce is forever.

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And don't be frightened: you can always change your mind. I know: I've had four careers and three husbands.

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Reading makes me feel I've accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. ... Reading is bliss.

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