“Laughter is life-giving. It makes you breathe.”

“If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.”

“But there's the beauty of life beyond the bubble. It's possible for someone to see your wicked bits and still love you.”

“Life's too short. I'm not!”

“All my life, I'd been on the receiving end of my mother's endless tenderness and vigilant care. Being allowed to care for her during her recovery was a gift – the most rewarding experience in my life.”

“I'm a very controversial figure in the Christian world. I don't believe if you're gay or you have a drink or you dance, you're going to hell. I don't think that's the kind of God we have. The Pat Robertsons and Jerry Falwells of the world are scary. I want to be a Christian like Christ - loving and accepting of other people.”

“Some relationships aren't meant to be Great Love; they're meant to be like a hot fudge sundae--enjoyable but not something you can acually live on.”