"Even from a very early age, I knew I didn't want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous."

"I'm a woman, a mother, a daughter, a sister. I'm a real person operating in the world. For me to discuss the most private thing feels wrong. It feels like I'm betraying myself and my children."

"I like the privacy of my life and I protect it quite vigilantly."

"LIfe has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go."

"It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech."

"Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths."

"As long as I'm learning something, I figure I'm OK - it's a decent day."

"Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light."