The best candy shop a child can be left alone in, is the library

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.

I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.

I make writing as much a part of my life as I do eating or listening to music.

Listen carefully to what country people call mother wit. In those homely sayings are couched the collective wisdom of generations.

I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.

I think a nap or a rest overnight is great. But who needs three days of rest? Please! The second day, you might die.