"Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First we make our choices, then our choices make us."

"I don't want to be like my mother, or like Mrs. van Daan—I want to be something entirely different."

"The good news is that you don't know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is."

"There's a saying that 'clothes make the man.' I wouldn't say that, but I would say that clothes make the woman."

"I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death!"