Have I gotten any threats? All I get is threats. I get at least six or seven a day.

Love yourself, appreciate yourself, see the good in you... and respect yourself.

I wish you power that equals your intelligence and your strength. I wish you success that equals your talent and determination. And I wish you faith.

Most people cant' deal with reality, but indulge heavily in fantasy and fear.

Two young doctors - one from Harvard and the other from Dartmouth - invited me to go to Mecca in my husband's stead. And that is what helped put me back on track.

Find the good and celebrate it.

We can say "Peace on Earth." We can sing about it preach about it or pray about it but if we have not internalized the mythology to make it happen inside us then it will not be.

Together a brick and a blanket create the perfect metaphor for life. Will you be a brick and make something of your life, or be a blanket and sleep your life away?

And if things always stayed the same, Scarlett, what would be the reason for bothering to draw breath?

Pride, if not the origin, is the medium of all wickedness-the atmosphere without which it would instantly die away.

I knew Queen Elizabeth didn't do any laundry! I knew I wasn't going to be doing laundry. I was going to be singing.

There are things that must evoke our anger to show we care. It is what we do with that anger. If we direct that energy we can use it positively or destructively.

I've always been into toys and kits and models. I'm kind of a toy nerd.

I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books.

Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment.

I've always wanted to drive cross-country.

Those whose hearts are fixed on Reality itself deserve the title of Philosophers.