She decided to free herself, dance into the wind, create a new language. And birds fluttered around her, writing “yes” in the sky.

He offered her the world. She said she had her own.

Last night at Bingo, Sylvia won the last prize. 'What am I going to do with a mermaid?" "Learn to swim in the murkiest water, reinvent yourself, " the mermaid said #149

The Angeles air was quiet, and for a while I laid still, listening to the sound of Maxon breathing.

As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work, then hey, I've done my job.

I'm not a dark person at all, so those roles are the most challenging. I don't think I'm necessarily drawn to dark things. It just seems to work out that way.

Accurate knowledge is the basis of correct opinions; the want of it makes the opinions of most people of little value.

In a state of nature, the weakest go to the wall; in a state of over-refinement, both the weak and the strong go to the gutter.

We can't afford the wrath of Heaven. We survived a deluge by the skin of our teeth, but an economic crisis would be disastrous.

I don't entirely agree with the slogan "speaking truth to power."

I had a tough time 12 years ago getting 'Driving Miss Daisy' off the ground. Today, it would be impossible.

I'm pretty grounded on my own passion - writing books, you know, doing programs, speaking around the country. And I love what I do.

The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest.