Prudence says one thing, desire says another, and I'd rather go with desire any time.

If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens.

Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens.

There's no such thing as old age, there is only sorrow.

Only one thing registers on the subconscious mind: repetitive application - practice. What you practice is what you manifest.

I didn't even know I was a feminist until I read it on the back of one of my own books.

The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.

Fiction stretches our sensibilities and our understanding, as mere information never can.

Marriage is a very difficult relationship for nearly everyone and I'm sure you shouldn't do it if you want a quiet little easy life.

guilt to motherhood is like grapes to wine

She could see that to lose a sibling was hard: it could only seem unnatural:out of time, out of order, a vicious re-run of your own departure into nothingness.

To feed your Muse, then, you should always have been hungry about life since you were a child. If not, it is a little late to start.

I believed that no man in this world deserves me until I met you.

I've been reading the books. It's the origination, it's the primary source. You should always go back to the books.

I see no reason for recording the obvious.

I led the way toward the crowd, trying to look casual, like, Fly? Me? Nah.

I think traditional media is vitally important, I think there are a lot of benefits to working in traditional media, and I enjoy doing working with real paint when I get the chance.

I absolutely love being a mother. It's been a blessing. It's fun and it's hard, but it's absolutely amazing.

A lot of people do what we call neurotic things in order to repair their childhood.

Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.

There are some people who eat an orange but don't really eat it. They eat their sorrow, fear, anger, past, and future.