"My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles."

"Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake."

"I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts."

"I don't care what people think of me."

"The world is full of people who are not as smart as they think they are."