Sometimes you have to show them what they want to see in order to get them to show you who they really are.

Buying flowers is not just a way to bring home beauty. It's an expression of confidence that better days are coming. It's a defiant finger in the face of those naysayers who would have you believe your fortunes will never improve.

When you're young, there's a whole lot of stuff you say you'll never do. Once you get a little older, the list tends to get shorter.

Many times, what people call 'writer's block' is the confusion that happens when a writer has a great idea, but their writing skill is not up to the task of putting that idea down on paper. I think that learning the craft of writing is critical.

Loneliness is random; solitude is ritual.

Feminism is to sexism what black nationalism is to racism; the most rational response to the problem.

Sisterhood is a funny thing. It's easy to recognize, but hard to define.