I do not need a reason to be angry with God.

That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.

Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.

I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart.

You are, and always have been, my dream.

In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.

I want you to be.... happy.

I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?

The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.

Oh, Celie, unbelief is a terrible thing. And so is the hurt we cause others unknowingly.

I have always believed in the magic of childhood and think that if you get your life right that magic should never end.

I'm definitely on the pursuit of perfection...I will always be learning.

Folklore is artistic communication in small groups.

The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]

Share your strengths, not your weaknesses.

Whatever your goal in life, the beginning is knowledge and experience

That's what writing is. It's moving past your fear.

All occasions invite His mercies, and all times are His seasons.

I'd done a very long project on Bridges To Babylon. I was on the road for ages with that. When I came off the road, I thought, the next thing I want to do on my own.