There should be a measure for happiness or sadness, like the width of your smile, the twinkle in your eyes, the depth of your laughter or the salt of your tears.

We belong where we are most loved

A feminist is a woman lover not a man hater

Delayed, unexpressed appreciation is meaningless. The dead need no appreciation. The living do.

In a relationship, it is not what you ask and receive that delights. It is receiving what you wanted but never asked

There are times when you are home to yourself and you long for company.

No one is a failure until that is the only definition of themselves that they are willing to see within.

Only if I heal, can you heal. Only if you heal, can I heal. Otherwise, we would continue to scar each other.

Most of the conversations we are ever likely to have with people are the things we do not and cannot say

You know you have arrived when you have stopped caring about the destination

The stories we pretend do not exist, are the stories that will haunt us till the end.

Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs.

Dwell purely on positive thoughts.

Scent of old books a mystery

The love I have for you far exceeds all love I have given

Sure, I am funny and have a good sense of humor. Mostly, though, I just tell the truth. The internal dialogue people have in their heads - I just write it.

As a farm girl, even when I was quite young, I had my 'farm chores' - but I had time also to be alone, to explore the fields, woods and creek side. And to read.

Societies are healthiest when their radius of trust is broad and when people feel they can influence their own fate.

Government is violence, Christianity is meekness, non-resistance, love. And, therefore, government cannot be Christian, and a man who wishes to be a Christian must not serve government.

Revolution will free society of its afflictions, while science will free the individual of his.

I've always been fascinated by Japanese culture.