She knew now that marriage did not make love. Janie’s first dream was dead, so she became a woman.

If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.

Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me.

I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful illusions.

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.

All my skinfolk ain't kinfolk.

There are years that ask questions and years that answer.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

I love myself when I am laughing. . . and then again when I am looking mean and impressive.

Bitterness is the coward's revenge on the world for having been hurt.

If you haven't got it, you can't show it. If you have got it, you can't hide it.

Religion is a salve for confusion and misdirection.

Sister?” Jessie Kay scowled. “Do I really look like his sister? I clearly come from grade-A stock while his ancestors made a few poor choices along the way.

You cannot make women contented with cooking and cleaning and you need not try.

Most writers enjoy two periods of happiness when a glorious idea comes to mind and, secondly, when a last page has been written and you haven't had time to know how much better it ought to be.

The Maid and her soldiers will have the victory. Therefore the Maid is willing that you, Duke of Bedford, should not destroy yourself.

Usha had said that males were not all that different, just bigger outside to make up for what they lacked within.

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

Of course, you'll have to meet the physical and psychological demands. A space walk takes a lot of energy.

Any team that does not win it's conference championship game should not play in the BCS title game

They all looked very much like the residents of any small valley to which you've never been.