I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee.

My look was even more solidified when I started singing in Greenwich Village with my sister Lucy. We wore matching dresses as the Simon Sisters.

I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it.

A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.

The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind.

Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy; sharing it is liberating.

You know when you take the paint off an old canvas and you discover that something's been painted underneath it? That's what I feel like - that part of the old is coming through the new.

I've learned that nobody's perfect, and I don't expect myself to be perfect anymore.

Life is a dream even in its most painful moments, it's a dream that we can dance to.

My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

Beware! said the peridxis's voice in her head. Don't let It's shadowy little truth overwhelm the greater one.

Just because our friendship has changed and now we grow in different directions, does not mean that we have to grow apart.

Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.

More than 48 million men and women have served America well and faithfully in military uniform.

What the soul cries out for is the resurrection of the senses. Even in this life, matter would be nothing to us if it were not the source of sensations.

The first principle of child-rearing is to choose a good mother.

Even if you Can't Change the World, you Can Change Individuals

I don’t want to slam somebody else’s religion. I mean as a Catholic, we’re basically cannibals: We eat Jesus every Sunday, you know? So who am I to say your religion is creepy?

You know the value of every article of merchandise, but if you don't know the value of your own soul, it's all foolishness.

The imagination should be allowed a certain amount of time to browse around.