You must think for yourself, what you must do. If someone tells you, then you are not trying. -An-mei

I hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them.

My mother said I was a clingy kid until I was about four. I also remember that from the age of eight she and I fought almost every day.

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

So sad! This is the saddest part when you lose someone you love- that person keeps changing. And later you wonder, Is this the same person I lost?

I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to another in a lovely constellation, where we will sparkle in the heavens forever.

Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.

I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen."

How can you blame a person for his fears and weaknesses unless you have felt the same and done differently?

Libraries are the pride of the city.

Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses.

We are all born free and spend a lifetime becoming slaves to our own false truths.

I can't believe in something that doesn't believe in me!-Salvation

A lot of people love to do affirmations first thing in the morning - to keep themselves feeling peppy and positive.

Our proximity keeps us honest. Our intentions keep us strangers.

As a Polynesian, our gods are tied to water, so this means something special.

Every breath is a new beginning and a new chance.

If you believe you're good already, you don't need to do extra stuff to impress us. Your best work comes when you're absorbed; because then your ego is away.

The time has come to knock off this religion business in American politics. There's no end to the mischief that can occur. It is like putting nitroglycerine in a Waring blender.

Tell me your doctrine of the Fall and I will tell you the state of your theology.

The problems of this world are only truly solved in two ways: by extinction or duplication.