They weren't true stories; they were better than that.

Ironically, now that my children are older and gone quite a bit, I find it harder to work when they're not around. Too much free time!

Any weapon touched by a woman, even by accident, must be cleansed with both water and prayer so that her essence would not linger, diverting the warrior who might use it next, for even the faintest touch could bring lust to that man's heart. Perhaps that meant a woman who was well trained in arms would be the superior warrior, her attention never wavering from her task.

Some people say, 'Save yourself and you save your ways.' I say, 'Be yourself and you save your soul.

Do you ever just put your arms out and just spin and spin and spin? Well, that's what love is like; everything inside of you tells you to stop before you fall, but for some reason you just keep going.

Another world must surely exist somewhere one where she would be known in some deep way that was far beyond words.

My grandmother was overwhelmed by what was happening to us. She ahd moved back into the past because the here and the now was too terrible.