Faith, Princess, " the Prism Cat repeated. "It is a highly underrated weapon against the dark things in this world.

Cats can do whatever they want, whenever they want, without regard to what anyone says or does. Rather like Princesses.

It's not what you do, but what you appear to do.

From a person whose living depends on other people buying her creative work, this may sound odd, but one of my favorite things about the steampunk subculture is its do-it-yourself attitude.

I made a fairly bold pledge that I wanted Virginia to be the energy capital of the East Coast.

My mother, Evelyn, was an actress and singer, and my father, Jack, was an actor. My earliest recollection of my father is being taken to see him in a matinee.

Our human tendency is to be impatient with the person who cannot see the truth that is so plain to us. We must be careful that our impatience is not interpreted as condemnation or rejection.

I just think about what I am doing on my side of the net, which requires focus. Even after all the years I've been playing, I still get butterflies before each match.

I've had friends who've lied to me, I've had friends who've done things behind my back, I've had people steal from me - and it doesn't stop me from trusting.

I never thought of myself as a good singer.

It is in the nature of any effort to leave something serviceable behind it.

I can understand wanting to be invisible and mistrusting people and wanting to understand everything before you engage with the world.