character is not made in a crisis- it is only exhibited

If you think back over your experiences, the chances are that you will find the finest moments in your life were those when you completely forgot yourself.

If anyone was going to write a song or, you know, or a book, or make a film about a girl like me, it was going to have to be a girl like me, and quite literally, me.

The path to success requires you to commit.

In the novel we can know people perfectly, and, apart from the general pleasure of reading, we can find here a compensation for their dimness in life.

Why do waiting rooms have to be so ominous?

The influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished.

My mother once said, "A beggar must always give to another beggar that's worse off than he is." That has always stuck with me.

I don't use any fance quill pens or pads, because I can't read my own handwriting. I just use whatever computer is laying around, and start writing.

My aunt used to call me light bulb head because my head is small at the bottom and bigger at the top. But it was a term of endearment.

Great floods have flown From simple sources.