Appearances, beauty, value and life have their unique mysteries and essence. I prefer that essence to be breathing with humility, honesty, compassion, respect and a timeless love.

Cyber trolls' deceptive manipulative, political power play, duplicity and devious hypocrisy cannot equate to true friendship.~ Angelica Hopes, K.H. Trilogy

Pure honesty" is dead in a jungle of eternal, bloody impunity, rampant corruption and dirty politics. ~ Angelica Hopes, K.H. Trilogy

Move away from Machiavellian hearts. Manipulative people can frame you up even if you have a humble, simple and generous heart. Question their motive. ~ Angelica Hopes, K.H. Trilogy

True understanding involves sincere honesty and holistic, deep listening without the political corruption of evil power players. ~ Angelica Hopes, an excerpt from my book K.H. trilogy

Rejection is one of the worse forms of pain. Loss is the worst. Grief haunts until you allow yourself to move on.

Beauty runs skin deep not on superficial assumptions or criticisms of many people. Live with a beautiful mind and heart. Live with a beautiful soul.

Use our memories as an asset not as a liability. Don't let it be our inner curse but share them as a rare gift.

Embrace courageously the challenging beauty of life.

A heart has its multiple facets of daily music. Respect a genuine good heart.

Size doesn't define your beauty and intelligence. Appearance doesn't measure the goodness of your heart and the hidden joy of your soul.

A wide-angle view of sails sparkling white against a cobalt sky as light dances, silver on the water. Like art, it soothes the edge, allowing you to see something simple from a different perspective.

Good men's actions are naturalWhile a scoundrel's charityIs carefully planned to please.

If the descent is thus sometimes performed in sorrow, it can also take place in joy.

Those who do not hate their own selfishness and regard themselves as more important than the rest of the world are blind because the truth lies elsewhere

A good adaptation of your book is worth it because it is such a wonderful experience to see your world translated onto the screen.

This is regrettable indeed for a nation that aspires to teach democracy to other nations, because, as Burke said: "Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other."

For target shooting, that's okay. Get a license and go to the range. For defense of the home, that's why we have police departments.

I can do the old hand vibrato just fine, but I like attacking the strings.

The world has not gone one step beyond idolatry yet.

If you loose the sounds comming out of New Orleans, you loose apart of the american language.