One knows so little. When one knows more it is too late.

From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends. Books became her friends and there was one for every mood.

People want things to be real. If you give them an excuse, they'll believe you.

When a Southern woman offers you a homecooked meal, you're only rude if you refuse. That goes for seconds and thirds too, by the way." -Ruby Watts

To know that one has never really tried - that is the only death.

When I was a little kid, before I learned how to write, I would tell stories.

That's the only thing that matters, honey, for someone to see more in you than you thought there was to see.

We cannot allow a beachhead of terrorism to form inside America. We cannot allow our nation to become a sanctuary for extremists.

We city dwellers, we residents of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, are for the most part urbanized to some extent. We know deadlines, start times and traffic.

Before Allah nothing of our material existence impresses Allah. It is our righteousness and our uprightness alone that impresses God.

If ever the public was betrayed by its press, it's ours.