My mind became a sanctuary for secret thoughts of escaping from this household.

I obeyed, but my crime was that I did not look obedient.

I found an inner strength to fight for myself. It was clear that nobody else would.

There will be a great imbalance in our strengths if we fight, because I am prepared to die and you are desperate to live.

The fear of failure, the fear of competition, the fear of being ridiculed, the fear of running out of expenses and many more such issues encompass us when we start thinking about our dreams.

How can you be kissing at a time like this? Have you no respect for the dead?

Entrepreneur, you are your brand. Your website, business card, speech and how you walk and talk is your brand.

I’m not sure this is what we bargained for, boy. We expected the girl to be attractive.”If I hadn’t been so terrified, I would have been insulted.

That being said, I am not one to feel sorry for myself. I believe it is healthy to honor one's feelings and do the best we can to learn and grow from them moving forward.

The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.

In the Soviet Union you weren't allowed to speak out against the government. In the US you cannot speak out against sponsors.

The purpose of driving traffic to your online business is to get customers. Once a prospect lands on your site, you still have to convert that prospect into a buyer.

If I can make a living as a writer, I can do anything.

What I really wanted was every kind of life, and the writer’s life seemed the most inclusive.