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

Do people choose the art that inspires them — do they think it over, decide they might prefer the fabulous to the real? For me, it was those early readings of fairy tales that made me who I was as a reader and, later on, as a storyteller.

Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.

Avoid men who call you Baby, and women who have no friends, and dogs that scratch at their bellies and refuse to lie down at your feet. Wear dark glasses; bathe with lavender oil and cool fresh water. Seek shelter from the sun at noon.

What you dream, you can grow. Someone told me that, but I didn't believe it. I said I had nothing and that people with nothing are unable to dream. But I was wrong.

Every problem has a solution, although it may not be the outcome that was originally hoped for or expected.

Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.