The woman who survives intact and happy must be at once tender and tough.

Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.

I am serious, so I laugh a lot. You need to laugh. You don't laugh enough. I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.

One must know not just how to accept a gift, but with what grace to share it.

I would welcome a friendship with Lynne Hinton. I would welcome an invitation to sit down at her table, but mostly I would welcome her next book.

Being physically close to extreme power causes one to experience a giddiness, an intoxication.

I wouldn't trade anything for my story now.