To the Indians it seemed that these Europeans hated everything in nature - the living forests and their birds and beasts, the grassy grades, the water, the soil, the air itself.

I never wanted to be safe... I wanted to be good.

They were new money, without a doubt: so new it shrieked. Their clothes looked as it they'd covered themselves in glue, then rolled around in hundred-dollar bills.

Pop culture hales you and wants you to fail.

You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.

Hops are a wicked and pernicious weed.

Life is all about making choices and I'm very happy with mine. I have had a wonderful time raising four children and I've also been lucky to have the support of a wonderful husband.

Today it is time to give the government a new lease of life and this new phase which is as demanding as it is inspiring requires renovated energy and new faces.

You must think. The eye is not enough; it needs to think as well.

Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking.

The perfect way is only difficult for those who pick and choose. Do not like, do not dislike; all will then be clear.