The people who take society as an escape from work are putting it to its proper use

Caleb told me that our mother said there was evil in everyone, and the first step to loving someone else is to recognize that evil in ourselves, so we can forgive them.

Your life is a result of life's principles that you either observed or violated.

Sometimes, you follow your dreams. I say to the young people, 'If you have a dream, chase it.'

Isn't horrible weather great? It means I don't have to wash my car!

I discovered early that crying makes my nose red, and the knowledge has helped me through several painful episodes.

The price of being oneself is so high and involves so much ruthlessness toward others (or what looks like ruthlessness in our duty-bound culture) that very few people can afford it.

There's probably a bunch of Power Stripe floating through the Def Jam offices right now.

We can’t forget that I owe you my life.” She gazed at him. “We can’t forget that I belong to you.” “I like that sound of that,” Alexander said, hugging her tighter.

You ask me, "Will you say something more about relaxation? I am aware of a tension deep in the core of me and suspect that I have probably never been totally relaxed."

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.