I had found a kind of serenity, a new maturity. I didn't feel better or stronger than anyone else but it seemed no longer important whether everyone loved me or not - more important now was for me to love them. Feeling that way turns your whole life around; living becomes the act of giving.

There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.

There are an awful lot of skinny people in the cemetery.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

I've always tried to be cheerful, because I think people who whine are boring, and I never could tolerate bores.

Don't get me started on critics.

Just sing it. Don't prove you can sing it. I know you can, you know you can. So just do it, because if you try to prove it, you'll lose.