An eastern contemporary, with a grain of wisdom in its wit, says that "when the whites win a fight, it is a victory, and when the Indians win it, it is a massacre."

A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others.

Birds fly Over The Rainbow. Why then, oh why can't I? If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I?

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick.

Going so soon? I wouldn't hear of it. Why my little party's just beginning. ~ Wicked Witch of the West Wizard of Oz

Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?

I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.

No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.

Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.

My people have been wearing green glasses on their eyes for so long that most of them think this really is an Emerald City.

These were reflections that required some time to soften

Perhaps the truth is that heavy literature blooms in extremes of temperature.

Know something, sugar? Stories only happen to people who can tell them.

I went to college at North Carolina School of the Arts and took a lot of singing classes, and it really is so connected to emotions.

I won't say she was silly, but I think one of us was silly, and it wasn't me.

I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.

I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.

Remember when you had your face lifted... and the guy brought it back.