But I don't know how to fight. All I know how to do is stay alive.

You know a little drink now and then never hurt nobody, but when you can't git started without asking the bottle, you in trouble.

Everything is already perfect. And if you can accept that everything is already perfect, the imperfection is a part of the perfection. What's to worry about?

Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom.

Guided by my heritage of a love of beauty and a respect for strength - in search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame.

In our particular society, it is the narrowed and narrowing view of life that often wins.