Partake of some of life's sweet pleasures. And yes, get comfortable with yourself.

In America, people are so busy. Even the children are busy. I get the impression very few of us are touching the miracle that you are alive.

If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.

Know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.