Oh, no, a leopard blew up and plastered itself all over everything, but hey, animal print was in this year.

So many people took my opinion and some will give it more serious consideration because of who I am. Not because I have a specility in this field that I gave my opinion on, but simply because I am a little bit famous. I find that kind of power to presaude both frightening and exciting. My hope, my most frevent hope, is that I use this louder voice that success has given me, wisely. That I always remember that fame is the by product, not the substance of what I do.

So many wonderful books to write, and not enough hours in the day. An embarrassment of riches.

Still it might be nice, once in a while, not to have to choose between evils. Just once, couldn't I choose the lesser good?

Your heart is not a wound to be poked at to see if the scab is ready to come off. You can be healed of that very old pain, if you’ll just let it happen. (Marianne)

It's not the fur or the fangs that make you a monster, not always. Sometimes, it's just where you draw the line.

Sometimes the monsters are real, Anita. Sometimes they’re real and the only way to defeat them is to be the bigger monster.' - Chang Bibi to Anita