"Poverty was not created by God. It is we who have caused it, you and I through our egotism."

“Everybody knows the Lord loveth a cheerful giver.”

Source : George Washington Cable (1988). “The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life”, p.1, University of Georgia Press

“But I think we both knew, even then, that what we had was something even more rare, and even more meaningful. I was going to be his friend, and was going to show him possibilities. And he, in turn, would become someone I could trust more than myself.”

“The knowledge of the soul admittedly contributes greatly to the advance of truth in general, and, above all, to our understanding of Nature, for the soul is in some sense the principle of animal life.”

“Everyone is so afraid of death, but the real sufis just laugh: nothing tyrannizes their hearts. What strikes the oyster shell does not damage the pearl”

“I realize I didn't like you. I just wanted to meet someone that understood me. I didn't know that you were speaking from the diary. I had mistaken it for love.”

“Makeup is a way for a woman to look and feel like herself, only prettier and more confident”

Source : "Bobbi Behind the Bobbi Brown Cosmetics". MiND Magazine Interview, www.mind-mag.com. November 9, 2015.

“Working on 'Raising Hope' is a very hurry-up-and-wait activity, and I just always liked the idea of being as productive as I can be. I write because I don't just want that time to dissolve, where I'm sitting in a trailer staring blankly at the paintings of moccasins that came with the trailer.”

“Cheryl Ladd Special - One-hour long, one thought show of jigglevision.”