Before I start writing, before I have an idea of where and when the story happens, I research it thoroughly.

There is no light without shadow, just as there is no happiness without pain.

Aphrodite is about lust and gluttony - the only two sins worth committing, in my opinion.

You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not.

For women, the best aphrodisiacs are words. The G-spot is in the ears. He who looks for it below there is wasting his time.

I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.

It is a wonderful truth that things we want most in life-a sense of purpose, happiness and hope-are most easily attained by giving them to others.

Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.

There is no death, daughter. People die only when we forget them,' my mother explained shortly before she left me. 'If you can remember me, I will be with you always.

We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.

Heart is what drives us and determines our fate.

The flicker, the flutter, even thoughts can stutter.

To live without any regret is to act right.

So? I know damn well that I didn’t poison her.”Veronica Lane, M.D., Treating Murder

Here's my question: What age are you when you're in Heaven?

Diligent as one must be in learning, one must be as diligent in forgetting; otherwise the process is one of pedantry, not culture.

My father and mother. I figured if I could make them laugh, they'd stop fighting. I stole all their material.

The universe is always sending you inspiration, you just have to listen and allow.

The fact is that the New Deal was, overall, a dismal failure.

We sit here, very different each from the other, until the passion arrives to give us our equality, to make us part of the play, to make the play part of us.

I feel so good after a workout. Any time you can be alone with yourself is really important.