Virtue is excellence, something uncommonly great and beautiful, which rises far above what is vulgar and ordinary.

The great source of both the misery and disorders of human life, seems to arise from over-rating the difference between one permanent situation and another...

I dance daily to the music in my heart.

I extol life so much that I cannot make art.

Lack of understanding is always painful.

You've got to maintain your level of self-esteem through everything. You are who you are, and nobody will ever be able to take that from you if you don't let them

the truth is, I am heartily sick of this life & of the nineteenth century in general. (I am convinced that every thing is going wrong.)

I learned French before I learned Spanish.

I came to New York in 1986. My father didn't think it was a good idea. I didn't know how I found it, but I went to Hunter College. I had no money and I couldn't speak English.

Buddhism leads you to the awareness that all things are holy. Everything is holy. The dark has its own light, in other words.

Triumphant prayer is almost impossible where there is neglect of the study of the Word of God.

I've always been independent, and I don't see how it conflicts with femininity.