"A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face …"

"An autobiography is a book where you tell the truth about yourself. Not just the good things but the bad things too. All of them. Then you have to hope that your readers will forgive you."

"It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you."

"I never saw a child who didn't want to be a grown-up."

"I'm not a very good listener."