If you cannot see the bright side of life, polish the dull side.

A princess always takes care that her words are honeyed, for she may have to eat them

Only those who row the boat make waves

Don't just aim high, reach it and grab some happiness along the way.

Life is too short to dance with ugly men

Most males do not mature, they simply grow taller.

Pray as if all things depend on God, and work as if all things depend on you.

Great minds think alike-especially when they are female.

I do care about real life. It's just not as interesting as what's in my books.

We're lucky." He slipped his hand around her waist and splayed it in the small of her back. "Most couples have only one first kiss. We'll have two.

Grumpy is her favorite dwarf.

One unforeseen advantage of having a  child was that it gave me the excuse to talk to myself to my heart's content and pretend it was for my daughters benefit.

If a moneyed man had a “corny mind”, a flatterer would immediately start chasing him like a hungry hen!

The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong.

There is nothing so unready as readiness of wit.

When they have their hands on their knees, that's when they're tired.

This society turns everything it touches into a potential source of progress and exploitation, of drudgery and satisfaction, of freedom and of oppression.

Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.

The Golden Rule works. It really does. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Kindness begets kindness.

And what if, in order to keep on living, I have to continue to accept myself?

Stand up, be bold, and take the blame on your own shoulders. Do not go about throwing mud at others; for all the faults you suffer from, you are the sole and only cause.