The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.

Living well is an art that can be developed.

Do not be wedded forever to fear, yoked eternally to brutishness.

You don't have to tell everything you know, but let what you do say be the truth as you understand it.

It is only out of ignorance that people are cruel, because they really don't think it will come back.

I believe what I have to say is important, and I believe the people coming to hear me are important, and so the occasion of itself alone has an importance, which forces me to stare down my nerves.

A woman needs someone she can trust, someone who laughs when she laughs, but who has different ideas so she can learn from and teach to them. She needs someone who will stand up with her and encourage her to be a woman-not just a female. See where you are, admit what you know, and what you need, and search for a sister friend.