Chad had prowled over to her, and she felt good caged in between those powerful arms, but when he kissed her flushed forehead and then the tip of her nose, she lost a little of herself forever.

You're a quiet, beautiful woman in a loud, ugly place. An orchid among weeds. You define obvious.

The first river you paddle runs through the rest of your life. It bubbles up in pools and eddies to remind you who you are.

The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.

The greatest threat to the constitutional right to vote is voter fraud.

I've read short stories that are as dense as a 19th century novel and novels that really are short stories filled with a lot of helium.

I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.

And I would urge all women to have that regular mammogram.

Height has nothing to do with it, it is your strength that counts.

For the girls with messy hair and thirsty hearts.

When people say, "It can't be done," or "You don't have what it takes," it makes the task all the more interesting.

You are not one type, nor belong to one category. You are a unique blend of personality needs. Live your needs for total life fulfillment.

Great. Darcy is the ruler of our school. Prety soon, Julius is going to be like Singapore - you'll get a $500 fine for chewing gum or making out in the hallways.

The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.

Market forces impose certain rules before a film can actually get made.

Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed.

It doesn't have to be happy music to be inspiring.

Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.

The heart is willing, the head is willing but the body's had enough.

I've been very lucky not to have turned down too many roles that I've later regretted.

I play for high stakes and given an audience - there is no act too daring or too noble.