Only place yourself around people who love your strengths and are also safe to be vulnerable around - you'll need both power and vulnerability in womanhood.
Superstition is but the fear of belief.
Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.
Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.
There is no cosmetic like happiness
Satire, like conscience, reminds us of what we often wish to forget.
Men are capable of making great sacrifices, who are not willing to make the lesser ones, on which so much of the happiness of life depends. The great sacrifices are seldom called for, but the minor ones are in daily requisition; and the making them with cheerfulness and grace enhances their value.
I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the world.
My wealth is measured not in money but in photographs, not in quantity but creativity.
You can learn from your health challenge what is most important and become a better human being.
When I'm really involved or getting towards the end of a novel, I can write for up to ten hours a day. At those times, it's as though I'm writing a letter to someone I'm desperately in love with.