I spent the first fourteen years of my life convinced that my looks were hideous. Adolescence is painful for everyone, I know, but mine was plain weird.

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Three tomatoes are walking down the street-a poppa tomato, a mamma tomato, and a little baby tomato. Baby tomato starts lagging behind. Poppa tomato gets angry, goes over to the baby tomato, and smooshes him and says, Catch up.

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Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that I understood the limits of my heart. It's extraordinary to have all those limits thrown out, to realize your love is inexhaustible.

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My washing machine overwhelms me with its options and its sophistication.

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Even, today, when people tell me I'm beautiful, I do not believe a word of it.

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Life sweeps you up. Some people resist a lot. I probably haven't resisted very much.

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When I was first going through my separation, someone said to me, 'It will take you half as long as you were in the relationship before you'll feel better.' And I wanted to knock them out cold across the table. Because, of course, I was in agony. And the last thing I wanted to think was that I was going to stay that way for a long time.

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Thats when you know youve found somebody special. When you can just shut the f**k up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.

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We're in an environment where everyone gets compartmentalized very quickly.

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I still love the people I’ve loved, even if I cross the street to avoid them.

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