I believe we make our own destinies, every last one of us.

I think most are too afraid to see the truth.

There was no hope in death, only an end.

Evil is a choice one makes, not a natural state of being.

But there was nothing else she could be right now except strong.

Darkness became her world...

Sometimes, to regain sanity, one had to acknowledge and embrace the madness.

She could think of no other reason for this boy to continue to visit her if not to use her in some way.

There is no such thing as perfection and it is okay for you to have negative thoughts.

Any outfit that can't figure out clean toilets and decent theming on its own can't benefit from my advice.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline. To know too much at the start takes the pleasure out of discovering what the book is about.

Cat tongues are awesome." --Nellie Gomez, The 39 Clues, Beyond The Grave

Having watched herself in the speckled mirror ... she was already shocked beyond surprise at what the flat hand of age could do.

Better to join in with humanity than to set ourselves apart.

Close the language-door, and open the love-window

It does not matter if you vote for the left or right, you are not an elephant or donkey. You are a truthful lion who stands only for your conscience.

The emancipated woman has to fight something worse than the crusted prejudices of her uncles; she has to fight the bewilderment in her own soul.