We're partners." "Huh?" "We. Are. Partners.

You're a quiet, beautiful woman in a loud, ugly place. An orchid among weeds. You define obvious.

The first river you paddle runs through the rest of your life. It bubbles up in pools and eddies to remind you who you are.

The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.

The greatest threat to the constitutional right to vote is voter fraud.

I've read short stories that are as dense as a 19th century novel and novels that really are short stories filled with a lot of helium.

I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.

And I would urge all women to have that regular mammogram.

Height has nothing to do with it, it is your strength that counts.

For the girls with messy hair and thirsty hearts.

When people say, "It can't be done," or "You don't have what it takes," it makes the task all the more interesting.

You NEED to learn how to fly before you learn how to land and you MUST learn how to land before you start flying.

I am lonely here sometimes. I'm like the gate, swinging in the breeze when I long for someone to just secure the latch and stop me from flailing about

Not know it was hard

Justice is an affectation of perspective, not a universal value.

Depiction can override truth the same way that memory can override experience.

Don’t be afraid of being unique. It’s like being afraid of your best self.

I find that if I go on a vacation, it's like that's more stress to me, because I want to get back.

I like languages. I like working on different accents. I speak English, French and Spanish. I'd love to learn more but I think, as you get older, your brain is a bit slower.

Our salvation never comes in the form we would have chosen.

If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin Then mister you’re a better man than I