“A true friend will be there to congratulate you when you win an Academy Award and will also be there to hold your hair back when you're puking your guts out in the bathroom stall two minutes later! So keep your eyes peeled for the hair-holding kind.”

“To succeed, you need to take that gut feeling in what you believe and act on it with all of your heart”

“Class is not defined by our circumstances - it is our reaction to those circumstances that defines who we are.”

“The minute you see him, your hand will throb, your heart will pound out of your chest, and you won't be able to breathe.”

“When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.”

“Whatever you have forgotten, you can remember. Whatever you have buried you can unearth. If you are willing to look deep into your own nature, if you are willing to peel away the layers of not-self you have adopted in making your way through the tribulations of life, you will find that your true self is not as far removed as you think.”

“A novel is no different than graffiti in a bathroom stall, it's just more pretentious.”