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“As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness -- just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it; just warmth and shelter and home folks; just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day; and a cool breeze when the day is warm.”
Source : Laura Ingalls Wilder (2010). “Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder - Volume One: On Wisdom and Virtues”, p.66, Thomas Nelson
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“I wish I had thrown out the bathroom scale at age 16. Weighing yourself every morning is like waking up and asking Dick Cheney to validate your sense of inner worth.”
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“Shee, you guys are so unhip it's a wonder your bums don't fall off.”
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“I'm not only a songwriter but I'm a massive music fan and I love going to shows. It's different than reading a book.”
Source : Source: therumpus.net
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“Ever since I was little, people would always make jokes about my low voice. But I think it's so cool that you don't have to have the picture-perfect, girly voice to do an animated film. I think it's great for kids with different voices to know that they could do something like this.”
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“You must learn to face the fact, always, that you choose to do what you do, and that everything you do affects not only you but others.”
Source : Holly Lisle (1992). “Fire in the Mist”, Baen Books
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“Women always try to tame themselves as they get older, but the ones who look best are often a bit wilder.”
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“The discipline required for athletics carried through to writing. You call it obsession. I call it discipline. By the way, I see nothing wrong with that.”
