"Never tell anyone that you're writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They'll encourage you to death."

“The 'how's' are the domain of the universe. It always knows the shortest, quickest, fastest, most harmonious way between you and your dream.”

“Sometimes I'm afraid to go to sleep because of what I'm leaving behind.”

“In order to reach universal suffrage we need to build trust.”

“I am so girly. I love dresses.”

Source : "'Glee' Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz Interview: 'Adele Should Be a Guest Star'". Interview with Catriona Wightman, www.digitalspy.com. September 17, 2011.

“When you are writing, of course, you have to do all that writing and correcting for yourself. When I was a librarian it was expected that I would know about a wide range of books.”

“O Love! for Sylvia let me gain the prize, And make my tongue victorious as her eyes.”

“King Lear by William Shakespeare frightens me. I've never done King Lear, I guess partially because my father dwindled into dementia in his last years and King Lear is such an accurate portrayal of a father figure suffering from dementia - the play was almost intolerable for me.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“I am inspired by great food, theater, books, the beach, black-and-white photography, and great vocalists, like Dianne Reeves, Alice Smith, and Shirley Horn. I am inspired by my mentor Diana Castle, who is guiding me towards a truth and honesty in my life and work that I have always longed for.”

Source : "Actor Erica Tazel: Working towards truth and honesty and the importance of quiet time". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.