None of my friends smoke. I've never smoked a cigarette in my life.
I love women being the heroes of the piece. There is just something so dramatic and important about this story [The Nightingale ].
People forget that old women were young once, but d'you think we old women forget? In my heart, I'm still thirty.
Calling it lunacy makes it easier to explain away the things we don't understand.
Sight is one of the most easily deceived senses. I could make a coin disappear and your eyes would believe it gone, even if it were merely up my sleeve.
I know I'm not normal in this, but [ Severus ] Snape is absolutely my favorite character in the Harry Potter books. He is completely mortal - good, bad, strong, weak, motivated by hatred, motivated by love. A gorgeous, compelling, complex character who definitely earns a spot at my table.
Logic only tells us what's there; it can't really address what isn't. Even the most devoted empiricist must admit that we have no hope of understanding the universe. Some things are unknowable.
You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.
Attitude is everything. It motivates action, which increases productivity and improves morale, which perpetuates a positive attitude.
What I search for continuously in my art is adequate language, language I hope can stand beyond any particular occasion. What I'm finding is that in our increasingly dysfunctional U. S. society, marvelous poetry is being written - out of and amid the dysfunction.
I want to wish you all luck with every bit of life you have ahead of you! Be strong. Be fearless. Be passionate.