To want is more than to attain.

Love, first begotten of all created things.

every smart / Is eased in telling.

The heart / That laughs must ache.

What would I look like if everything that I am, no secrets, was put on paper? Would I be horrifying?

Water drops erode mountains not because of their size, but their persistence.

I certainly don’t have any interest in being on a dark veranda with any man except my husband, unlike some women do.” - Esther Norman

Smoking had become my favorite thing in the world to do. It was like having instant comfort, no matter where or when.

I firmly believe that I have received the same child I was meant to receive, whether I gave birth or adopted. The same soul, the same entity, was meant to be mine, from the beginning of time.

The more I make stuff, the more I become aware of when I feel like I'm making bullshit or feel like I'm making something I can stand behind.

For me, running is about freedom. I find that the freer I feel, the faster I am.

I believe that this neglected, wounded, inner child of the past is the major source of human misery.

Frankly, sharing a media market with Chuck Schumer is like sharing a banana with a monkey. Take a little bite of it, and he will throw his own feces at you.

Dear young people, do not give up your dreams of a more just world!