The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.
I do like to wrap things up and leave some things to the readers' imagination.
Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.
The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation," she said. "Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.
Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
It's always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.
Just because you don't see me doesn't mean I wasn't there
Before I give you a blessing, I ask you for a favor: I want you to bless me.
The higher the heel, the more drastic it can get. But I do need heels to perform, which is strange. I can't perform in flats because I've built up this. . . I don't know, this sexual side that I find myself moving and getting into the music more when I'm feeling a little more feminine.
. . . The Court. . . [recognizes]. . . the persistence of racial inequality and a majority's acknowledgement of Congress's authority to act affirmatively, not only to end discrimination, but also to counteract discrimination's lingering effects. Those effects, reflective of a system of racial caste [legal segregation and discrimination] only recently ended, are evident in our work places, markets, and neighborhoods. Job applicants with identical resumes, qualifications, and interview styles still experience different receptions, depending on their race.
I must say, in the case of "Room," both the book and the film, I don't think being a lesbian author held me back at all.