I finished the [blog] post reflecting on the fact that, despite all the changes in my life, maybe I wasn't so different after all. If I typed it, maybe I could believe it, too.

It's a beautiful heart, not a perfect body, that leads to a beautiful life.

Happiness was my choice, and though it is hard-won, I am the only person who can stand in the way of it.

Your heart matters most, so be gentler and more patient with yourself, and their hearts matter most, too, so be kinder and more compassionate to others.

I used to never get in a swimsuit. I used to feel so embarrassed about my skin and scars. I'm over that, it wasted too much of my time and I missed out on too much.

Whenever justice to ordinary men, widows, orphans, poor, disadvantaged and the general mass is delayed or denied, that leads to God’s frustration. At a time like that, God laments, WHERE IS A MAN

Wow. Look at the lines in your face, Missy. It's like your bitterness just dug in and stayed.

What we take for high-mindedness is very often no other than ambition well disguised, that scorns means interests, only to pursuegreater.

You cannot flea a stone.

I didn't have a lot of overtly political songs. I think it was more the actions of the group that were threatening to the authorities, and also our political philosophies apart from the music.

The more senses recruited at the moment of learning, the more likely you are to recall it later.

Death alone discloses how insignificant are the puny bodies of men.

Love is the only way to rescue humanity from all ills.

Honour the difficult.

Research is a scientific activity dedicated to discovering what makes grass green.