I am the rightful ruler of this world And now that I, too, have awakened, like my dragons, I have come to take back what is mine.

He kissed her, and the magic that had been building up steadily around them exploded, raining down in arcs of silver fire that made her half-remember a prophecy from her d

If a woman defined herself solely by the man she was with—and vice versa—the world would be a very shallow and insipid place, indeed.

Be careful what you wish for. Especially out loud.

I'm as lucky as a bed of oysters on cioppino night.

We don't have dealings. He just stalks me. I'm popular like that.

A lot of people have it in for me. It's practically a school sport.

I'm sorry I missed the meeting and hurt your little feely-weels okay?

Hello, Mrs. Tran...I have David's homework. And if you ever want to see it again, you'll pay me the two million dollars I asked for.

J.R.R. Tolkien told a questioning correspondent, life's purpose is to know, praise, and thank God.

What sort of a book would you like to read next?" she asked.

Getting carried away is stupid, it won't get me anywhere. -Nana Komatsu

Even though I'm over 35, I feel like so much more of a leading lady than I did when I was 30.

To love is to recognize yourself in another. The others "otherness" then stands revealed as an illusion pertaining to the purely human realm, the realm of form.

It's not what you take but what you leave behind that defines greatness.

Here we are the way politics ought to be in America; the politics of happiness, the politics of purpose and the politics of joy.

I say women exhibit the most exalted virtue when they depart from the domestic circle and enter on the concerns of their country, of humanity, and of their G-d!

When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of.

When I drank, I had a very different attitude towards my playing. It was sloppier but I kind of liked it that way. It was like the alcohol was telling my mind what to do.