I realized that a large part of my life from then on was going to be spent in finding mistakes in my own programs.

Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings.

I had to learn my faith and look after my family, and I had to make priorities. But now I've done it all and there's a little space for me to fill in the universe of music again.

I have a huge, active imagination, and I think I'm really scared of being alone; because if I'm left to my own devices, I'll just turn into a madwoman.

If what was supposed to have been destroyed in Paradise was destructible, then it was not decisive; but if it was indestructible, then we are living in a false belief.

Dispassion is the best of mental states. . . .

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

Pure Christian love is not derived from the merit of the object.

A tremendous amount of energy is freed up when you feel that your vision is actually respected and cared for by the people you're working with.

Gravity is love and every turn is a leap of faith.

Washington honors the Platinum Rule above all: 'Do it unto others before they do it unto you'.