There is no control and perfection is arrogant. Practice messiness, letting go, and doing things badly.

A succulent wild woman is one of any age who feels free to fully express herself in every dimension of her life.

Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, color, sounds, and work that nourish you.

So here we are, in our rare and precious lives, surrounded by gorgeous moments begging to be noticed and celebrated. Go! Celebrate!

You are sublimely, exactly, how you need to be at this moment.

The way to accomplish the assignment of truly living is to engage fully, richly, and deeply in the living of your dreams. We are made to dream and to live those dreams.

In the midst of our daily lives, we must find the juice to nourish our creative souls.

Cheer up every person you interact with (including yourself).

I absolutely trust that every animal and person has their own very necessary journey.

Be an electric eel in a goldfish pond!

There is room for us all to be how we actually are.

Vacations are the best time to find your true self deep inside.

Press onward to fulfill your dream.

Do not be a one in a million person, be a once in a lifetime individual.

Statesman are suspected of plotting against mankind, rather than consulting their interests, and are esteemed more crafty than learned.

Songwriting is like talking to yourself when there is no one to talk to.

I was trained in the '50s as a New Critic. I remember what literature was like before the New Critics, when people stood up and talked about Shelley's soul and such things

I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that.

Purity of heart means the control of the imagination and the rigorous care of the affections.

If the world is turning, even the church can't stop it; if it isn't turning, nobody can go out and make it turn.

Every day, put a little makeup on, put on some nice underwear, and you'll keep your husband.