A few slave holders were undeniably cruel. Examples of slaves beaten to death were not common, neither were they unknown. The majority of slave holders treated their slaves well.

Empty baggage of the past, travel light in the Light!

To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.

A simple word or phrase on a blank sheet of paper gathers momentum as I wonder at what it could mean, where it could take place, why, and what if? . . . And then, I write.

Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living

In all probability an outburst of desperation in the midst of general submissiveness will always help.

I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions matter most.

I have a level of fear going into every project, and that's what keeps me going.

Remember that other people are as real as you.Other people's feelings are as real as yours.In fact, our feelings are what make us real.

The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.

These wretched babies don't come until they are ready.