She was a collector of reflections looking for souls that could see deeply inside her soul.

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.

A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.

A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?

The most introspective of souls are often those that have been hurt the most.

When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.

If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul.

There is no greater love than a maker’s for the things she makes. Especially when they grow to be something she never imagined.

He was responsible for administering an army that lacked time-tested procedures and routinized policies, so every decision became an improvisational act.

Everything is becoming science fiction. From the margins of an almost invisible literature has sprung the intact reality of the 20th century.

In the 1970s, Washington women lawyers were getting organized. Grouping together gave us courage. And we overcame.

Look, let me put it this way: with me, you’re number one and there isn’t even a number two.

Miley Cyrus is about making money. Amanda Palmer is about making art.

If you really want to be lonely, get married.

We're all idealistic when young.

You cannot govern, you cannot administrate, with an ignoramus.

Whispered words can be devastatingly effective.