Quotes

“Every time I decide I want a child I get another pet. I have 3 dogs, 13 birds and 3 horses, what does that tell you?”

“I’ve always believed in experiencing everything in life. When you
walk out with blinders on, you cut yourself off from the angels and the
fairies.”

“We were in Brooklyn and we stopped by a neighbor’s house … there
were these dogs there and I guess they had puppies, she was going to
keep one but said she may have to put the rest to sleep if she couldn’t
find homes for them, so if we knew anyone that wanted puppies to let
her know. I asked what she meant by “putting them to sleep”, so I asked
and my mom being as subtle as possible said it means they are going to
kill them. So we took home one named Pluto.”

“Animals, they are one of the most beautiful gifts we have and, you
know, if there are people that have compassion, there are very few
people that put their money into animal rescue organizations. And if
there is someone that has that passion, animals need all the help they
can get.”

“I turned vegetarian after 9/11. A friend of mine came back from New
York and said that he couldn’t stand the smell of burnt flesh. It
immediately reminded me of a barbecue.” - On her decision to become a
vegetarian.

Her favourite saying/motto is: “It’s nice to be important, but important to be nice.”