We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.

Thank you, always say thank you; it's the greatest gift you can give someone; because thank you is what you say to God.

I have a feeling that I make a very good friend, and I'm a good mother, and a good sister, and a good citizen. I am involved in life itself - all of it. And I have a lot of energy and a lot of nerve.

Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.

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

What I try to do is write. I may write for two weeks ‘the cat sat on the mat, that is that, not a rat,’.... And it might be just the most boring and awful stuff. But I try. When I’m writing, I write. And then it’s as if the muse is convinced that I’m serious and says, ‘Okay. Okay. I’ll come.

You can never be great at anything unless you love it.