Look bravely up into the sky, And be content with knowing That God wished for a buttercup Just here, where you are growing.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

My childhood is very vivid to me, and I don't feel very different now from the way I felt then. It would appear I am the very same person, only with wrinkles.

A story should be managed so that it should suggest interesting things to the reader instead of the author's doing all the thinking for him, and setting it before him in black and white.

The growth of true friendship may be a lifelong affair.

I've found that people who look at things as they are, and not as they wish them to be, are the ones who succeed.

It seems to me like stealing, for men and women to live in the world and do nothing to make it better.

When she walked...she stretched out long and thin like a little tiger, and held her head high to look over the grass as if she were treading the jungle.

The warm sun kissed the earthTo consecrate thy birth,And from his close embraceThy radiant faceSprang into sight,A blossoming delight.

In the life of each of us there is a place remote and islanded, and given to endless regret or secret happiness.

You must find your own quiet center of life, and write from that to the world.

Summer is leaving silently. Much like a traveler approaching the end of an amazing journey.

I work mornings only. I go out to lunch. Afternoons I play with the baby, walk with my husband, or shovel mail.

I'm not comfortable holidaying in other people's poverty.

I was a freelance journalist, and it was a struggle because I had to pitch all the time, research, and stay on top of subjects.

You mine your own past in order to get to know yourself.

You have to get a great headline to attract attention in your blog - it's about the lure - not the rod.

When the playful me shows up, I am ready to be a serious learner … a culture of playfulness is closely related to the capacity to learn.

Pants get shiny even on a throne.

We make every effort to see that our actions live up to our words and be vigilant with regards to our behavior.

The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.