There is no death, daughter. People die only when we forget them.

There is no light without shadow, just as there is no happiness without pain.

Aphrodite is about lust and gluttony - the only two sins worth committing, in my opinion.

You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not.

For women, the best aphrodisiacs are words. The G-spot is in the ears. He who looks for it below there is wasting his time.

I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.

It is a wonderful truth that things we want most in life-a sense of purpose, happiness and hope-are most easily attained by giving them to others.

Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.

There is no death, daughter. People die only when we forget them,' my mother explained shortly before she left me. 'If you can remember me, I will be with you always.

We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.

Heart is what drives us and determines our fate.

The spirit gone, man is garbage.

The way to self-love and admiration is to behave like someone whom you love and admire.

Lying isn't something you should be proud of, but be grateful if you've gained a talent for doing it correctly.

The strictest justice is sometimes the greatest injustice.

Inspiration is there all the time. For everyone whose mind is not clouded over with thoughts whether they realize it or not.

I've always been obsessed by visual art as I have been by music personally, but that doesn't mean anything professionally.

So now, I exhort you with this truth: Don't spend all your life playing it safe! Safety is very comfortable, but it may be keeping you from God's perfect plan for your life.

You've gotten so caught up in being alone that you're afraid of what might happen if you actually find someone else that can take you away from it.

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?

I think that one is constantly startled by the things that appear before you on the page when you're writing.