“Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.”

“Don’t waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window—or break down a door.”

“You are only as pretty as you are nice and smart.”

“Open a book this minute and start reading. Don’t move until you’ve reached page fifty. Until you’ve buried your thoughts in print. Cover yourself with words. Wash yourself away. Dissolve.”

“It's all done by smoke and mirrors ...”

“I think part of your success lies in the shock of recognition- or as the Japanese might say, 'the unexpected recognition of the faithful "suchness" of very ordinary things'.”

“What you did is not nearly as important as what you are going to do.”