At twelve I looked like a girl of seventeen. My body was developed and shapely. I still wore the blue dress and the blouse the orphanage provided. They made me look like an overgrown lummox.

Nights are not just for sleep.

Nearly everyone I knew talked to me about God. They always warned me not to offend Him.

Creativity starts with humanity when were being human we feel - joys, sadness, when we're sick, when we're nervous

No sex is wrong, if there's love in it.

Never regret anything because at one time it was exactly what you wanted.

In life, we weep at the thought of death. In death, perhaps we weep at the thought of life.