Good mothers and good fathers and good families don't always have great children.

I'm very proud of my daughter. She accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here... she was a very wonderful person.

You can't treat your voice badly and expect it to stay around.

My faith keeps me strong.

I am so grateful to God for giving me the gift of 48 years with my daughter. And I accept that He knew when it was time to take her.

Sometimes, all you can do... is sing.

I trust in God, and His ways are not our ways. So we have to go with that, and there's nothing I can do about that.

Matriarchy is a time-honored staple for any writer looking to invent an exotic society.

Another day another life Passes by just like mine It's not complicated Another mind Another soul Another body to grow old It's not complicated

I think it's a gift to become a star, to become a celebrity.

Ecology is boring for the same reason that destruction is fun.

It's a beautiful day, the sun is shining, I feel good, and no one's gonna stop me now.

This will of Stirner's, this restless probing of all given knowledge, this endless questioning, and the continuous bending towards new understanding.

Wit is absolutely sociable spirit or aphoristic genius.

Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.

The number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn.

I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration. That person is my mother, Celina Sotomayor.