If you are a woman living, you've been done wrong by a man.

The choices we've made throughout our lives affect whatever happens to us in any given moment.

Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody is there, standing in the gap to close it for us.

One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.

I've seen that many times in rural African villages where people have nothing but a hut and a bowl. The joy in the children's eyes is something you wish you could package and bring back to America.

The next time you look into the mirror, try to let go of the storyline that says you're too fat or too sallow, too ashy or too old, your eyes are too small or your nose too big; just look into the mirror and see your face. When the criticism drops away, what you will see then is just you, without judgment, and that is the first step towards transforming your experience of the world.

Books were my pass to personal freedom.