“Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart.”

“When you finally accept that you're a complete dork, your life gets easier. No sense in trying to be cool.”

“If you are not yelling at your kids,you are not spending enough time with them.”

“I don't believe in perfection. I don't think there is such a thing.”

“If something seems frightening or horrible, I should probably do it.”

“I get crazy in a bookstore. It makes my heart beat hard because I want to buy everything.”

“Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.”