Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or the stupidest mistake I’d ever make.

You don't take away my choices. You are my choice.

What is real and what is not is for your heart to decide and for your heart to know.

Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or the stupidest mistake I'd ever make.

I could feel the warmth of his presence as if a soft blanket had been wrapped around my soul, around my heart. It held me and protected me. It sheltered me and I knew I wasn't alone anymore.

Regrets are only felt by those who do not understand life's purpose.

If anyone can overcome a fear for the ocean, you can, little lady. Courage is being scared to death and saddlin' up anyway.

Oregon welcomed me like a beloved child, enfolded me in her cool arms, shushed my turbulent thoughts, and promised peace through her whispering pines.

Bad things sometimes happen to good people; the key to happiness is try to make the best of, and be thankful for the hand we're dealt

Tarzan-like men are my weakness, apparently.

(...)normalcy is an illusion. Each person is utterly unique. A standard of normalcy is something that most people of the world simply will never access.

The time when you should most of all withdraw into yourself is when you are forced to be in a crowd.

This is a boy's lot: anything he does, anything whatever, may afterward turn out to have been a crime - he never knows. And punishment and clemency are alike inexplicable.

She became confused when she stepped onto an escalator that wasn't working.

Under the guise of protecting us from ourselves, the right and the left are becoming ever more aggressive in regulating behavior.

The minute you start putting words on paper you're eliminating possibilities.

My makeup is usually left over from the night before.

The older I get, the more frantic my work becomes because I want to get it all done. It's a losing battle, but I try.

No temporary chaos is worth your sanity.

I am proud to be an American Citizen.

Take away ambition and vanity, and where will be your heroes and patriots?