Being Southerners, it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.

The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets -

People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

Things are always better in the morning.

It's not necessary to tell all you know.

Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're quite different from people who must write.

...but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself.

Eating more consciously now feels like a way of being. I actually think about how my food got to my plate.

I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't it great just being?

I love movies, but I think people think relationships are supposed to go how they go in movies. The ones I like are the ones that represent life.

I'm Latina. I was born with high heels. We crossed border in high heels. We were running from immigration...I can do aerobics in heels.

We're not mad at God, just like atheists don't hate Santa or Unicorns, they're just not there!

We don't mind being ripped apart, but don't rip the songs apart. They're like our kids.

To give emphasis only to beauty makes me think of a mathematics that deals with positive numbers only.

When I say that you are gods and goddesses I mean that your possibility is infinite, your potentiality is infinite.

Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there are two poems I need to write, one about x, one about y. This is a wonder to me.