Some women being empowered does not prove the patriarchy is dead. It proves that some of us are lucky.

I would rather be a bad feminist than no feminist at all.

So many of us are reaching out, hoping someone out there will grab our hands and remind us we are not as alone as we fear.

Nemeses aren't born. They are made.

Just write and love what you're writing. And if you're not loving what you're writing, take a look at why and fix that.

People do terrible things all the time, but we don’t regularly disown our humanity. We disavow the terrible things.

You have to be consistent. You have to be yourself. You have to be committed to what you're doing. You have to not be afraid to be ambitious.

Writing, at its best and truest, can offer solace and salvation for both readers and writers.

I am a bad feminist and a good woman. I am trying to become better in how I think and say and do - without abandoning what makes me human.

When you can’t find someone to follow, you have to find a way to lead by example.

We have this cultural obsession with work and productivity as if we're better people if we don't stop and take some time for ourselves.

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

It’s a beautiful thing when someone presence alone whisper to your soul “I am Here for you.

There are always answers. We just have to be smart enough.

Don't regret

God gives us love! Something to love He lends us; but when love is grown To ripeness, that on which it throve Falls off, and love is left alone: This is the curse of time.

Find the audience, be excellent, and you will be fine.

God wants you to find your way back to Him, and the Savior is the way.

Up or out" greatly magnified the careerist emphasis on holding a position rather than doing a job.

I love cooking. It's one of my favorite things to do. To share my parents' recipes that I grew up with is just something very special to me.

I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!