I always went to my sister, because she was older and had the care of me after my mother died.

I had no occasion for an apron on that morning.

Go for Dr. Bowen as soon as you can. I think father is hurt.

My door was open part of the time, and part of the time I tried to get a nap and their voices annoyed me, and I closed it. I kept it open in summer more or less, and closed in winter.

If I knew what to doI'd do more than write a song for you

Many a happiness in life, as many a disaster, can be due to chance, but the peace within us can never be governed by chance.

This new form of dialogue that is bringing us to the art to which I have dedicated my life, is rooted in the deepest and most beautiful part of being human.

My photography has really always been about what I feel I'm getting out of it. What people on the outside get doesn't concern me.

There's no love like a lost love and no pain like a broken heart.

Somebody stole my identity. Good luck using it without the medications.

What does it say about our churches today that God birthed the church in a prayer meeting, and prayer meetings today are almost extinct?

I never use notes, they interfere with me.

A crowded police docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty.

History is present in all my novels. And whether I am directly talking about the sociological moment or just immersing my character in the environment, I am very aware of it.