The thing I do best is laugh.

You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.

Between 1991 and 1997 I had really serious asthma.

This occasion is personally very meaningful and I hope to visit Korea again if I have the chance.

Realise there is always somebody else in the World who's not coping as well as you are.

Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted. And that can make for powerful energy.

I like looking feminine and I enjoy being a role model. I enjoy being a woman. It all comes down to having the confidence to be who you are.

I am very determined and the sport is my passion. I believe I am born for running.

Peace, unity and harmony!

I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone.

My story has resonated around the world. I am just Catherine, I just like to run. And I'll run with opportunities.

Nothing is yet in its true form.

I decide to release myself the only way I can imagine: I pee my pants.

The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.

A book begins as a private excitement of the mind.

The obvious answer to money is to have tons of it - simply figure out how to make more money than you really need and go for it.

I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.

The library, to me, is the second most sacred physical space on the planet.

Even if it's other people, like on MySpace pages, we're just as collective of enthusiasts now. That seems to be the world we're in.

Canada is a live country - live, but not, like the States, kicking.

Israel is moving from the realm of poetry to the realm of prose.