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Phyllis George: Crafts make us...

Phyllis George: Crafts make us...

Crafts make us feel rooted, give us a sense of belonging and connect us with our history. Our ancestors used to create...

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Marsha Sinetar: To find in...

Marsha Sinetar: To find in...

To find in ourselves what makes life worth living is risky business, for it means that once we know we must seek it. ...

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Katherine F Gerould: The principle of...

Katherine F Gerould: The principle of...

The principle of fashion is . . . the principle of the kaleidoscope. A new year can only bring us a new combination of...

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Peggy Noonan: I think miracles...

Peggy Noonan: I think miracles...

I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat world we...

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Billie Holiday: I'm always making...

Billie Holiday: I'm always making...

I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.

Source: In...

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Doris Day: If it's true...

Doris Day: If it's true...

If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal...

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Suzanne Vega: I believe right...

Suzanne Vega: I believe right...

I believe right now if I could
I would swallow you whole
I would leave only bones and teeth
We could see what...

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Roseanne Barr: The thing women...

Roseanne Barr: The thing women...

The thing women have got to learn is that nobody gives you power. You just take it.

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Gilda Radner: I base most...

Gilda Radner: I base most...

I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.

Source: It's Always...

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Sandra Bernhard: If you close...

Sandra Bernhard: If you close...

If you close your eyes, you could just as well imagine me to be vintage Ali MacGraw, circa...

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Lily Tomlin: Reality is the...

Lily Tomlin: Reality is the...

Reality is the crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Emily Dickinson: Nods from the...

Emily Dickinson: Nods from the...

Nods from the Gilded pointers --
Nods from the Seconds slim --
Decades of Arrogance between
The Dial life...

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Judy Collins: I Iook in...

Judy Collins: I Iook in...

I Iook in the mirror through the eyes of the child that was me.

Source: Secret...

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Ella Fitzgerald: The only thing...

Ella Fitzgerald: The only thing...

The only thing better than singing is more singing.

Source: In New York Sunday...

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Paula Gunn Allen: Breath is life,...

Paula Gunn Allen: Breath is life,...

Breath is life, and the intermingling of breaths is the purpose of good living. This is in essence the great principle...

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Susan Griffin: Before a secret...

Susan Griffin: Before a secret...

Before a secret is told, one can often feel the weight of it in the atmosphere.

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Vera Brittain: There is an...

Vera Brittain: There is an...

There is an abiding beauty which may be appreciated by those who will see things as they are and who will ask for no...

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Elizabeth Ashley: The truth is...

Elizabeth Ashley: The truth is...

The truth is that I am enslaved . . . . in one vast love affair with 70 children.

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Dorothy Gish: I mean what...

Dorothy Gish: I mean what...

I mean what good does it do anyone to kill themselves working, because the worms will get you in the...

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Mary Pickford: Supposing you have...

Mary Pickford: Supposing you have...

Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing...

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