"I love to write. I love it. I mean there's nothin in the world I like better, and that includes sex, probably because I'm so very bad at it."

“there was no greater natural advantage in life than having an enemy overestimate your faults, unless it was to have a friend underestimate your virtues.”

“I'm scared. What will tomorrow bring? It has to be better than today. It has to.”

“When you fall in love with someone's personality everything about them becomes beautiful.”

“Let's face it: None of us are ever going to get to the place in life where we have no more disappointments. We can't expect to be sheltered from every little thing. Disappointment is a fact of life--one that must be dealt with.”

“Paparazzi will try to get the most controversial picture of you in a compromising position because that's how they're going to sell it.”

“I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime.”

Source : "Cosmic Currency: PayPal and SETI Developing Space Cash System". www.space.com. June 27, 2013.

“Death is a black camel, which kneels at the gates of all.”

Source : "The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations". Edited by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 79, 1882.

“The voice of wisdom is inherent within us and willing to guide us when we stop to listen. Of course, there are times when we feel we've been still as stone, and the still, small voice is still too quiet to hear. When this happens, the challenge is to practice quieting your mind anyway. Stopping and asking, quieting and listening, trusting and waiting. Waiting is difficult but worth the effort because a quiet, uncluttered mind is a natural antenna for whispers of wisdom from within.”

Source : Sue Patton Thoele (2008). “The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart”, p.97, New Harbinger Publications