Women are damn resilient.

What's next for me? I don't know. So I'm in exactly the same boat as many of you.

It's a little dangerous to be a badass.

We human beings are a lot more resilient than we often realize. Resilient and perseverant.

A general truth is to have a good sense of humor. Roll with the punches of life's ups and downs. Laughing at yourself always helps.

You know the sting of losing or not getting something you badly want. When that happens show what you are made of.

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

I have an older sister who sounds, unfortunately, exactly like me, and we sound like our mother did.

The printed newspaper is a powerful showcase for news, opinion and advertising.

I like the immediacy of blogs and the democratizing effects of letting millions of voices bloom on the Web.

You know, a dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you're in faster than you can think of.

Parrots mimic their owners. Their owners consider that a sign of intelligence.

One should never underestimate the role of stupidity in history

Because I want to know if I'm allowed to kiss your tears away. Because I want to be able to hold your hand. Because I like you.

We even do not know what we have.

I wish you water.

I had very good eyes once. Though it's another thing to say what I saw. In my experience, it is entirely possible to watch something happen and not to see it at all.

I guess there was some Casper guy, like, 10 generations ago who I'm named after. I'm the 11th. My son is Casper the XII.

When I'm talking to an artist, I'm not being malicious when I tell them their music is wack. These are artists with mad money and fame so why should they care about my critique?

Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.

What Christ does in us and through us will always be 'exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think.'