But a child's joy is doubled for the mother, and the sound of her son's laughter began to her heart, a feat she had never believed possible

I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.

That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you - without you asking.

A good mother is irreplaceable.

I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.

But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat. No one knows you like the people you live with, and no one will take up your cause to the outside world quite like your blood relatives.

I even love the smell of books.

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.

Though surely to avoid attachments for fear of loss is to avoid life.

I like to make an image that is so simple you can't avoid it, and so complicated you can't figure it out.

hybrid, n. A pooled issue.

Remember, that six pounds a year is but a groat a day.

I didn't dare to dream of making money. But now of course, I've made many thousands of dollars sharpening pencils.

My photos tend to be confusing. I show a great many vistas.

Full of thrills and tension - but smart and human too.

Liberty never meant the license to do anything at will.

For me he (Tendulkar) is one of the greatest cricketers

In losing stewardship we lose fellowship; we become outcasts from the great neighborhood of creation.