The colour of the magpie, her father was saying, was symbolic of creation. The void, the mystery of that which had not yet taken form. Black and white, he said. Presence and absence.

Living Life God's way is living the Beautiful Life.

To sum up - i f you want to be more creat ive, star t loving yoursel f enough to giveyoursel f permission to fai l . In fact, bet ter yet, don' t even wor ry about winning orlosing. Just DO.

I think play must have been invented so we wouldn't go mad thinking about certain things.

You think you're alone until you realize you're in it. Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit.

When asked for advice by beginners. Know your ending, I say, or the river of your story may finally sink into the desert sands and never reach the sea.

Just because you start out as one thing, it doesn't mean you can't grow into something else.

Today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.

My mission in life was to make sure that there were no women walking around who didn't know me personally.

My first playpen was a cardboard box.

We all decided that from the start, me and Richey can't write music but we can write lyrics and look pretty tarty.