She kissed him like he was a warrior

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ~William WordsworthBeing an author is like being in charge of your own personal insane asylum. ~Graycie Harmon

My mom wouldn't know Tom Cruise if he punched her in the face.

I'm a mum, so my wardrobe consists of sweaters and jeans. As long as I don't leave the house forgetting my jeans, I count that as a fashion success.

What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering, and I responded . . . sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly.

Confronting an irresponsible person is not painful to him; only consequences are.

We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children.

You journalists bulldoze life's mysteries, ignorant of what you're so ruthlessly turning up.

I never heard so much content in so short a period.

We never do anything consciously for the last time without sadness of heart.

I think people place limitations on each other and on ourselves. There is a great fear of expressing ourselves, of making creativity happen.