A Romantic builds everyday fulfillment through tenacious observation of daily life and an abundance of reliance on intuition. The result: An extraordinary life lived in ordinary days.

The beauty of traveling solo is that you wonder unexpectedly, but almost certainly into the direction you were meant to go.

In the moment, you most likely won't know how valuable such detours will prove to be, but life has a way of revealing the hidden magic in these moments down the road at the appropriate time.

What self-acceptance does is open up more possibilities of succeeding because you aren't fighting yourself along the way.

In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing.

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country.

Sometimes it is easier to see the light when you stand partly in the darkness.

I do not know the meaning of my sadness; there is an old fairy tale that I cannot get out of my mind.

For my part, my interest in Paris had faded away completely long ago when I learned that it was in France.

Growing up, I found I was good at two things: Art and Math. To hear my parents say it, though, it was only, 'John is good at Math.

All pioneers are considered to be afflicted with moonstruck madness.

Never play peek-a-boo with a child on a long plane trip. There's no end to the game. Finally I grabbed him by the bib and said, "Look, it's always gonna be me!"

Once you get to know your neighbors, you are no longer free, you are all tangled up, you have to stop and speak when you are out and you never feel safe when you are in.

A lot of the jokes had some build-up to some nasty stuff. But most of it was all character situations leading to what the ultimate payoff would be for that character.