"Death is the final wake-up call."

“Without thinking, I grab Al's arm and squeeze it as tightly as I can. I just need something to hold on to. Blood runs down the side of Christina's face and splatters on the ground next to her cheek. This is the first time I have ever prayed for someone to fall unconscious.... Al frees his hand and pulls me tight to his side. I clench my teeth to keep from crying out.”

“Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.”

“I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked a mile into the woods bodily, without getting there in spirit.”

“Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation.”

“Oh, where is the Fairy Godmother of explanations when you need her?”

Source : Allison Pearson (2004). “I don't know how she does it: the life of Kate Reddy, working mother”

“I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong.”

“When love is not madness, it is not love.”

“One of the hardest obstacles I've had to overcome in my life was not understanding how to draw healthy boundaries. I finally learned it's perfectly OK to say no.”