Anyone worth knowing breaks once. Once. No shame, no foul if you survive it. You did.

One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.

When you were too young and naïve to see the risks, I incurred your wrath to protect you. Scream at me for it if you must. Thank me for it when you finally grow up.

Men. Do they all evade as first line of defense?

It's our actions that define us. What we choose. What we resist. What we're willing to die for.

One day you may kiss a man you can’t breathe without, and find breath is of little consequence.”“Right, and one day my prince might come.”“I doubt he’ll be a prince, Ms. Lane. Men rarely are.

In Shinear, a woman [is] safe anywhere, any time-except from Trollocs and Myrddraal, of course-and any man [will] die to see it so.

What determines whether the usage is acceptable or inappropriate? If you want to make a great first impression with positive impact, it is essential that you know there is a difference.

The courage of the Syrian protesters is remarkable, for they face prison, torture, or death every time they lift a banner.

I was too young to understand who Sam[uel L.] Jackson was or who Bruce Willis was, who Jeremy Irons was at the time. All I knew was that they were good to me then.

Reach for the sky, set goals, live life to fullest and always remember to wake up each day with a smile.

The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over the harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.

Books connect us with others, but that connection is created in solitude, one reader in one chair hearing one writer, what John Irving refers to as one genius speaking to another.

I love female singer-songwriters!

The issue of childcare is the missing link in the full contribution of women to our society and to our economy.

Sometimes I feel that a more rational explanation for all that has happened during my lifetime is that I am still only thirteen years old, reading Jules Verne or H. G. Wells, and have fallen asleep.