...and that there were many things grow-ups did which couldn't properly be judged by young people until the young people were grown-ups themselves...

If you beget a monster of a child it could prove you were rather monstrous yourself.

...and that there were many things grown-ups did which couldn't properly be judged by young people until the young people were grown-ups themselves...

We've got everything we need right here, and everything we need is enough.

... it is to your credit that you recognize that if he was a monster then it was other monstrous things which made him so. The iron forged on the anvil cannot be blamed for the hammer...

I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything.

Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let them look at it and give me a reader response.

Make a game of finding something positive in every situation. Ninety-five percent of your emotions are determined by how you interpret events to yourself.

With each passing minute comes the chance to dream, create and inspire

Jesus never called the poor 'lazy,' fought for tax cuts for the wealthiest Nazarenes or asked a leper for a copay.

Nothing is more practical than a good theory.

Even an obvious fabrication is some comfort when you have few others.

I don't like the idea of being surrounded by hidden things; people you can't see in buildings and cars.