If the world weren't such a beautiful place, we might all turn into cynics

Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world.

There's hope for everyone. That's what makes the world go round.

Stories only happen to those who are able to tell them.

It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do.

One should never underestimate the power of books.

If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.

Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.

It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions.

Memory is the space in which a thing happens for a second time.

It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.

The main problem of a person with victim mentality is that he is incapable of thinking over his life and consequently cannot reach his goals

I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women who were very tough and and who always assumed they had to work and rear children and manage homes.

The topics which language limits us to aren’t much worth discussing in the first place.(attrib: F.L. Vanderson)

I wish you a Merry Christmas sparkle with endless love, gladness and goodwill.

You can re-design your life, learn a new skill, update your appearance, offer a new service, or even change your attitude.

I am for a huge, huge tent that espouses conservative principles.

Poor people can be greedy, too. It's just that they don't have any material resources. We need shaping of the souls as well as shaping of our institutions.

You meet a friend - your face brightens. You have struck gold.

Let me, O let me bathe my soul in colours; let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow.

What I want from my lovers is real, unadulterated love, and from my genuine workers I expect real work done.