Do you think a champion is made out of thin air? It’s through the hardships you endure that you’ll gain real strength.

Sometimes you can’t let go of the past without facing it again.

Beauty exists where you least expect to find it.

To read and write will help you understand life. . .to sew and mend will help you survive it.

Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There's no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.

The eyes mirror the heart of a person. An entire life can be seen through them. Love, sorrow, deceit, pain. If you look closely, it’s all there.

I also find doing the mundane, everyday things in life has a calming, creative influence on me. Some of my best ideas come when I'm vacuuming or waiting in lines.