Power is knowing your past.
Naturally, I mine my girlfriends lives for good anecdotes and stories - so many of their experiences find their way into my books.
Focus on yourself -- do what you want, when you want, without having to consider anyone else's agenda.
First loves were powerful and private,and they stayed with you for a very long time. A lifetime. (. . . ) There would always be a small,intimate piece of your heart tucked away for the person you loved first.
I've always expressed my thoughts in color but we remain blind.
I have a whole iPod full of exceptionally bad music, truly awful stuff including a disproportionate number of one hit wonders from the early '80s and lots of hair bands. I find it utterly impossible to love a song until I know every single word, so listening to live music or new bands is pretty much out.
I definitely like clothes as much as the next girl, just not to the extent of people who work in the fashion industry.
The shadow had followed behind them, clinging to their steps; and the two children little suspected its presence when they at last sat down, trustingly, under the mighty protection of Apollo, who, with a great bronze gesture, lifted his huge lyre to the heart of a crimson sky.
A detective who uses his deductive powers to corner a suspect and then does nothing to stop them from committing suicide is no better than a murderer himself. - Kudo Shinichi
I always encourage people to pay themselves first, so I really advocate setting up direct deposit for your paycheck and establishing an automatic transfer so that part of each paycheck goes straight into your savings account.
You find out who your true friends are not when you are on top of the world, but when the world is on top of you.