Having a baby is part of a woman's life, and it is surely a great waste to be afraid of life.

Don't matter if you believe in them or not. If they're there, they're there,' Mrs. Phipps said.

To my way of thinking, the slavery issue is just an excuse to allow some people to do hateful things and feel righteous about it.

Work extra hard on the beginning of your story, so it snares reader's instantly. And know how you're going to end your story before you start writing. Without a sense of direction, you can get lost in the middle.

Life isn't measured in minutes, but in heartbeats.

There's more to getting to where you're going then just knowing there's a road.

Dates are convenient hooks on which we can hang our memories of events. But history is all about people - people like you and me who did things to change the world.