You are a writer. You just need to write.

Love didn't grow very well in a place where there was only fear

Men, she decided, were a strange, thick-skulled, ball-kicking species no one on earth could have a sensible conversation with.

I knew a bit but we don't study a lot of British history at school in Australia. We have our own 50-year period to concentrate on.

Don't cry to quit. Cry to keep going!

I just can't get used to life.

At the heart of the celebration, there are the poor. If [they] are excluded, it is not longer a celebration. [...] A celebration must always be a festival of the poor.

Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.

I think that, you know, Russia is full of themselves. They've always been full of themselves. But that's - it's more of a facade that they try and show as opposed to anything else.

Take charge of your mind and begin to fill it with healthy, positive, and courageous thoughts.

Every jack has his jill; if only they can find each other.