A friend is someone who can brighten your day with a simple smile, when others try to do it with a thousand words.

What is life when living without the Lifemaker?

Look, that homeless guy is sleeping on my face. New York really is where dreams come true.

Desiring is a part of dreaming.

You can't send a girl in to do what a lady can do.

you will I trust find heaviness may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

It’s a trifle. It’s got all of these layers. First there’s a layer of ladyfingers, then a layer of jam, then custard, which I made from scratch, then raspberries, more ladyfingers, then beef sauteed with peas and onions, then a little more custard, and then bananas, and then I just put some whipped cream on top!

I am not going to apologize for speaking the Name of Jesus, I am not going to justify my faith to them, and I am not going to hide the light that God has put in me. If I have to sacrifice everything... I will.

This will be my last year, Lord. I have gotten what I can. Thank You.

I think for anyone - male or female - in improv, the biggest thing to get over is the fear. I think every improviser has that.

We still have prostitutes standing on our corner, and people crapping round the back of buildings. The charms are still there.

From the foot of the pyramids I contemplate twenty centuries, buried in the sand. ... I came here to hold on to fleeting life, and I see all about me only death. ... I write this, not quite knowing what I'm saying, but I dry the ink with the dust of Egyptian queens.

I write Not For the sake of glory Not For the sake of fame Not For the sake of success But for the sake of my soul

In some basic way, it is our imperfections and even our pain that draws others close to us.

It's important for me to be immersed in all cultures. I'm an actress.

This is a bond nothing can ever loosen. What I have lost: what I possess forever.