But my mom shook her head at him and said to me, "Yes, you made your bed, but for heaven's sakes, don't just lie in it!

What would you rather be, Jackie? Angry mad or crazy mad? I think I'd rather be crazy mad, because you can be crazy and still happy.

And in the background of Early's story was her voice. Her soul. Her sadness and longing. Because when it's raining, it's always Billie Holiday. p. 81

Flip a coin. Life or death. Heads or tails. You never know.

What seeds are you planting?

A woman never argues with a compliment.

Pfft, I hate Christmas Day. It's for children and families. Not for people like me.

You can't pay enough money to... cure that feeling of being broken and confused.

We are running out of time

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

In front of the coffee tablethere is a neon-pink stump stool, which I bought because my friend Amanda Brooks told me that every house has to have a 'wart,' or one really ugly piece.

Strength just comes in one brand - you. Stand up at sunrise and meet what they send you and keep your hair combed

We spend our life, it's ours, trying to bring together in the same instant a ray of sunshine and a free bench