Mistasinon stood as the music of life flowed around him, the instrument of his agency muted.

It’s a terrible person who listens to what we say rather than what we mean

I just wonder… Isn’t it better to start as a monster and become a hero? Isn’t that what creates belief? The idea that someone can change?

How can we learn the value of saying no, if we didn’t occasionally say yes?

Brain waves are like personal handwriting.

If you have enjoyed something, but have never experienced joy, then u have not really been happy

NANCY LAYNE McCALLUM: An addict and a non-addict don’t think the same — their brains are wired completely differently. Only an addict can help another addict through recovery.

However, I began to submit poems to British magazines, and some were accepted. It was a great moment to see my first poems published. It felt like entering a tradition.

Woman is a most charming creature, who changes her heart as easily as she does her gloves.

A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive than giving it to just one.

When people hear needs, it provokes compassion. When people hear diagnoses, it provokes defensiveness and attack.

And don't be frightened: you can always change your mind. I know: I've had four careers and three husbands.

I'm probably in better shape now than I was when I was in my 20s.

Definitions belong to the definer, not the defined.