Keep a grateful journal. Every night, list five things that you are grateful for. What it will begin to do is change our perspective of your day and your life.

When I was a kid and the other kids were home watching "Leave it to Beaver," my father and step-mother were marching me off to the library.

I'm easy to look at, but so hard to see.

I tried to empty myself and let the spirit of Sethe inhabit me.

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and it holds the world together.

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.

Love is a lesson worth learning.