there is nothing to fear but fear itself yet even then fear shouldn't be feared because fear cannot take what is protected by change

There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate. —MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

I held Nefertiti's body closer to mine, trying to press her spirit into me, to bring it back. But the reign of Nefertiti was finished. She was gone from Egypt.

the one for whom the sun shines.. -Ramses II

You can't change the desert. You can only take the fastest course through it. Wishing it's an oasis won't make it so.

After all, that's why we read historical fiction-to be transported to another time, and to be astonished at ancient people's lives and traditions, just as they would probably be astonished at ours.

Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place at the right time.

I'd always thought I would feel like an animal released from its cage when my student days were finished, I felt more like a bird that had been pushed from its nest and told it must fly.

Nothing is forever...nothing lasts.

But we are all sorry when loss comes for us. The test of our character comes not in how many tears we shed but in how we act after those tears have dried.

I don't think unhappiness is fated.

When we move in a direction that touches our heart, we add to the momentum of deeper purpose that makes us feel more alive.

Nothing nice happens to murdered women.

There are fathers who do not love their children there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.

Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl.

It doesn't matter if you come from the inner city. People who fail in life are people who find lots of excuses. It's never too late for a person to recognize that they have potential in themselves.

To rob God of nothing; to refuse Him nothing; to require of Him nothing; this is great perfection.

There are people who love those who agree with them and admire them, but have no time for those who oppose and dislike them. A Christian’s love must be universal!

If your war is for your existence, fight it right to the end!

My little brother is autistic, so I would love to be involved in a charity for autism, but I haven't found the right one yet.

During any dance to which we surrender with joy, the brain loses it's controlling power, and the heart takes up the reins of the body.