"To be a woman and a writer is double mischief, for the world will slight her who slights "the servile house," and who would rather make odes than beds."

“Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case.”

“Moneymaking was never anything to me. I was happy never making money; I just was happy doing things I liked. But I fell into the money thing. I now don't feel guilty about it, but I am determined to give away the bulk of it and enjoy doing it.”

“Fear only has as much power as we give it space.”

“Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected.”

Source : "Newsweek" Magazine, February 20, 1978.

“Some writers find that they don't know their themes until they've finished the first draft (I am one). They then rewrite with an eye toward balancing on that tightrope: not too contrived, not too rambling; does what I'm saying about the world below me actually add up to anything? Other writers pay attention to these things as they write the first draft. Either way, an awareness of the macro and micro levels of theme can provide one more tool for thinking about what you should write, and how.”

“A human encounter with holiness is devastating. It refuses to allow us to be impressed with the things of the world we’ve been chasing. It refuses to allow us to remain comfortable in our sin. It refuses to allow us to remain on the throne of our lives. And it leads us to a relationship with the only One who can perfectly love us, who can forgive all our sins, and who can make us into His likeness. Our encounter with His holiness is our devastation. And our devastation is our salvation.”

“I'm pretty healthy, most of the time.”

Source : "Jaimie Alexander Exclusive Interview THOR". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 6, 2011.

“I dont like it when people dont hold the door. I dont know, that really bugs me... I guess I like manners.”