I never thought that I was very intelligent

A priestess of Avalon does not lie. But I am cast out of Avalon, and for this, and unless it is all to be for nothing, I must lie, and lie well and quickly

To know you are ignorant is the beginning of wisdom.

The Goddess does not shower her gifts on those who reject them.

Beware what you speak,' said the Merlin very softly, 'for indeed the words we speak make shadows of what is to come, and by speaking them we bring them to pass, my king.

Love is the only prayer I know.

I have called on the Goddess and found her within myself

There are ignorant priests and ignorant people, who are all too ready to cry sorcery if a woman is only a little wiser than they are!

The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination.

A friend of ours has a hobby doing genealogy, and we found out that we were cousins in the ninth degree, that we had a common ancestor on the Mayflower.

Magic is a matter of focusing the disciplined will. But sometimes the will must be abandoned. The secret lies in knowing when to exercise control, and when to let go.

Conflicts need to be resolved at the earliest.

Not until you spread your wings

Aline!" Isabelle looked appalled. "You can't just go around asking people what it's like to be a vampire.

The poets' scrolls will outlive the monuments of stone. Genius survives all else is claimed by death.

There was a great deal of inbreeding between the Indians and the slaves. Genetically speaking, black people are some part black, some part European.

And because of President Obama, more women than ever are serving in the Cabinet and on the Supreme Court.

America has been another name for opportunity.

Subsidies create more of whatever is being subsidized.

I know perfection is one thing I will never achieve, but I will always make it my goal because this means I am always giving my all and working to improve

Fortunately, I have money that's from my life's work. But it's money that I share and used greatly to fight poverty in my country.