"Some people, and I am one of them, hate happy ends. We feel cheated. Harm is the norm."

“To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way.”

“So what if you end up buying a size 6 instead of a 4? You can always cut out the label at home, and you’ll pretty soon forget whatever that number was because you’ll be too busy admiring how fantastic you look.”

“Meditation is that exercise of the mind by which it recalls a known truth, as some kind of creatures do their food, to be ruminated upon till all the valuable parts be extracted.”

“Never start a business just to 'make money'. Start a business to make a difference.”

Source : FaceBook post by Marie Forleo from May 22, 2012

“I wanted to create something that would live on forever, beyond my time, and out of that came Cashmere Mist.”

“If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about.”

“Those who do not have imaginary conversations do not love.”

Source : Josephine Hart (1999). “The Stillest Day”, Overlook Books

“And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.”

Source : Max Ehrmann (2017). “The Desiderata of Happiness”, p.6, Souvenir Press Ltd