There didn't seem to her any harm in it, and the make-believe was so comforting.

Flirting with madness was one thing; when madness started flirting back, it was time to call the whole thing off.

The whole quilt is much more important than any single square.

...you have to use your failures as stepping stones to success. You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair. In the end it’s all a question of balance.

World can be a bewildering place,and dreams and ambitions are often paths to the most pernicious of traps

...the face has limited space. My mother used to say, if you fill your face with laughing, there will be no more room for crying.

Money can buy the necessary police order. Justice is sold to the highest bidder

In the end, it’s all a question of balance.

So we tell the same story, over and over. Just the details are different

Time had changed the magical to mundane

Distance was a dangerous thing, she knew. Distance changed people.

You can change a life with a simple touch of kindness.

Breathtaking beauty is just over the barrier that you always fear.

Even when something sad or tragic happens, I find a way to look at it in a positive light. People who don't have a sense of humor must be so sad all the time.

Being born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in the very rural parts of Kansas led me to believe that everything was simple, everything made sense and that anything was possible.

I like the sparkle of the vibraphone.

Star Wars is a saga of Good vs. Evil, divided into nine parts.

Pray we for the Clergy; that they may rightly divide, that they may rightly walk; that while they teach others, themselves may learn.

Every day I awaken I am grateful. My intent is to be totally present in that day. And laugh as much as possible.

I've always been very outspoken and a supporter of the underdog, because I'm one as well. I

I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet in a garden.