[Librarians] study their field with as much determination and as much delight as open-heart surgeons.

I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind.

I encourage you to live with life. Be courageous, adventurous. Give us a tomorrow, more than we deserve.

My mother raised me, and then freed me.

Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.

When you know you are of worth, you don't have to raise your voice, you don't have to become rude, you don't have to become vulgar; you just are. And you are like the sky is, as the air is, the same way water is wet. It doesn't have to protest.

Difficult is a far cry from impossible. The distance between these two lies hope. Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay.