A library is a gateway to others' minds, hearts, and lives.

Money talks and walks, but it does not bark.

You look as scary as a buttered muffin.

Without patience, magic would be undiscovered - in rushing everything, we would never hear its whisper inside.

Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.

It's harder to heal than it is to kill.

Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life.

I myself have noticed my growing resemblance to a daffodil.

Didn't they realize that the only way to change things was to act?

Without reading, we are all without light in the dark, without fire in the cold.

Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life," murmured Niko. "They bring new food for shore creatures, and take ships out to sea. They are the ocean's pulse, and our own heartbeat.

All stories are connected. In the end everything is connected.

The smart business person sees an opportunity to generate referrals by collaborating with their competitors.

I'm Creole, and I'm down to earth.

Yeah, I love ponytails. I'm a wash-and-go girl. But, oh yeah, I like to whip it.

Term, holidays, term, holidays, till we leave school, and then work, work, work till we die.

Standup is more me talking the entire time. There's definitely an exchange of energy because that room, that audience, is giving back.

When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost, in wonder, love and praise.

It's a pretty scary time. So many emotions come up and you don't really have the wisdom to make the right choices. You can really screw yourself in adolescence.

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

She got to go to heaven four days early.