Everything is connected. There is no such thing as an island, especially in our world, global village, the whole thing. Pollution from way across the ocean circulates in the air.

Within walking distance of any spot on Earth there's probably more than enough mystery to investigate in a lifetime.

Sexism goes so deep that at first it's hard to see; you think it's just reality.

Fiction is ideally suited to re-creating the important emotional aspects of history.

There is still nothing like equality for women in jobs, in family. There's just an awareness that inequality is not acceptable.

My mirror image always had to be interpreted. And for that I sought my reflection in someone else's eyes.

Being alone for a woman is probably much more scary than for a man. I'm all for getting over our fears by facing them head-on.

Many people spend the ends of their lives alone, and probably a lot of years in the middle of their lives, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to experience the rewards of solitude.

Usually, ordinary histories don't get the emotional feel of a period. That's what a novel can do.

In my books, my idea is always to explore social context and social forces.

One important part of historical recording is to get people of another generation to understand the feelings, the passion that went into social transformation. That's why oral history is so valuable.

Words I write... go through my mind, like tasting fine wine on the lips.

I never, in my wildest dreams, could I have thought that the first role I get out of school would lead to an Oscar nomination.

I don't even like to sleep - I feel as if there's too much to do.

The most powerful single force in the world today is neither Communism nor Capitalism, neither the H-bomb nor the guided missile -- it is man's eternal desire to be free and independent.

to hear the voice of the silence is to understand that from within comes the only true guidance

The balance between good and evil, and the choices we make between them, are probably the single most important aspects shaping our personalities and humanity.

Life was an impenetrable mystery cloaked in babble.

Honesty does not always bring a response of love, but it is absolutely essential to it.

Be the best Guardian you can be. Save lots of people. And every time you save someone, think of me.” -Maddy

I am discounting the reports of UFOs. Why would they appear only to cranks and weirdos?