She who loves roses must be patient and not cry out when she is pierced by thorns.

Sisterhood - that is, primary and bonding love from women - is, like motherhood, a capacity, not a destiny. It must be chosen, exercised by acts of will.

Even when I cannot write, I know I am still a writer, just the way I know I am still sexual even if I have not had a lover for many months.

I am a woman / who understands / the necessity of an impulse whose goal or origin / still lie beyond me.

Days I kept busy with fractured angels' client masquerades.

When you died I didn't weep nor dream but knew you like a god breathe in each healing we begin.

I am a woman who understands the necessity of an impulse whose goal or origin still lie beyond me.

If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?

Life is temporal.Time is fleeting.God is permanent.Eternity is enduring.

When you're corked...you're corked!

Jesus was a doer, and not only a talker. He led the way by example. He showed us how to live and minister to others.

I love doing comedy. One of my favorite things in the world is to do Parks and Recreation; a big fun character.

Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.

If you think a thing is impossible,you'll only make it impossible.

I was just standing around and suddenly I was cast as an extra. I hated it because I was so shy.

The thing is, I can teach. I can teach bloody well. So few chefs have that level of generosity. I demand a lot, a f***ing hell of a lot, but I give a lot back.

During the times we think we’re being “unproductive,” the seeds of new worlds are germinating within us, and they need peace to grow.