The mind is a thing capable of destroying itself when deep grief sets in, and when left alone to muse over one’s misery, the most irreparable damage can be done. You need people to heal.

Where do I go from here? She thought to herself.Truth was, it didn’t matter.She had a new beginning.

New beginnings come with the tail of the red-winged blackbird. Here’s to hoping my daddy was right.

A thought experiment courtesy of the Stoics. If you are tired of everything you possess, imagine that you have lost all these things.

But there are three things in this world you can’t shrug off: death, taxes – and a girl who loves you.

The world is governed by chance. Randomness stalks us every day of our lives.

My genes tie me to those that despised me.

It’s a wonderful thing when you look inside your own heart and like what you see.

We believe US threats of an approaching World War III and their use of Iran's nuclear issue as an excuse is another form of American insanity.

The only virtue on which I pride myself is my self-doubt; when a writer loses her self-doubt, the time has come to lay aside her pen.

Recovering from a gunshot wound is not a vacation. You need to, like, write that on your hand or something.

Unfortunately, in our society, power means the ability to dominate and oppress.

I didn't know that I could do a talk show. I didn't know that we could bring variety to daytime. I didn't know that people wanted to see singing, and dancing and comedy in the morning.