Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.Be cheerful.Strive to be happy.

Whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

The presence of a path doesn’t necessarily mean the existence of a destination.

You weremoon's eye to mepull and grained and mantling' - Praise Song For My Mother by Charlotte Mew

In acceptance, I am grounded. In vulnerability, I am strong. In love, I am whole.

The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.

I don't think anybody should ever touch anybody in anger, ever.

I feel as if one would only discover on one's death bed what one ought to have lived for

I long ago discovered that you can't TELL about Pollyanna. The minute you try to, she sounds priggish and preachy, and--impossible. Yet you and I know she is anything but that.

An extraordinary diva would never sit by herself.

After four knee surgeries and hundreds of shots injected into my knee weekly to alleviate swelling and pain, my body is begging me to stop the pounding.

It will take a decade or two, but fundamentalism is going to burn itself.