Wasn't that the way of the world, though? Only the strong survived, and the weak perished.

It simply isn’t a woman’s nature to be silent for prolonged periods of time.

... I firmly believe that a woman can be whatever she wants to be if she sets her mind to it.

The arrogant man probably thought his path to heaven was already assured, and that he acted in accordance to God’s will just by breathing.

2a.m and a ceiling stained with question marks.

There is the strange power we have of changing facts by the force of the imagination.

As comestibles nourish our bodies and ideas nourish our minds, so art nourishes our souls.

Your testimony begins the moment you demonstrate livable truth.

I think bravery means a different thing to everyone.

The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star. The same man can now wear both.

The greatest victory is defeat.

I'm part Maori. My mum's Maori, and she raised me. And my grandma, she's Maori.

At the museum a troubled woman destroys a sand painting meticulously created over days by Tibetan monks. The monks are not disturbed. The work is a meditation. They simply begin again.

There are two kinds of editors, those who correct your copy and those who say it's wonderful.