Who is not afraid of pure space - that breathtaking empty space of an open door?

The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces.

I feel we are all islands - in a common sea.

A simple enough pleasure, surely, to have breakfast alone with one's husband, but how seldom married people in the midst of life achieve it.

My passport photo is one of the most remarkable photographs I have ever seen- no retouching, no shadows, no flattery-just stark me.

When I cannot write a poem, I bake biscuits and feel just as pleased.

Don't wish me happiness - I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor - I will need them all.

You belong to the saved souls.

One of the most powerful tools for empowering individuals and communities is making certain that any individual who wants to receive a quality education can do so.

A monogamous marriage and family is what some women want - but not all of us. We are mostly doing serial monogamy anyway.

Evil does not question itself. Only Hope questions itself.

For me, embracing my own power is about embracing my right to be an individual.

"Good" people are those who don't hold in the thoughts, but find proper outlets like writing, painting, music, etc.

Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff.

Jumpy is the most incredible animal of all time. The movie [Valley of Violence] is the tamest example of what that dog is capable of.

If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner.