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Madeleine L'Engle: I love my...

Madeleine L'Engle: I love my...

I love my mother, not as a prisoner of atherosclerosis, but as a person; and I must love her enough to accept her as...

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Louisa May Alcott: Have regular hours...

Louisa May Alcott: Have regular hours...

Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: I am who...

Lois McMaster Bujold: I am who...

I am who I choose to be. I always have been what I chose?though not always what I pleased....

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Margaret Atwood: Because I am...

Margaret Atwood: Because I am...

Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked: as I never was when I was not one.

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Elizabeth Gaskell: I'll not listen...

Elizabeth Gaskell: I'll not listen...

I'll not listen to reason. . . Reason always means what someone else has got to say.

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Margery Allingham: Mourning is not...

Margery Allingham: Mourning is not...

Mourning is not forgetting. . . . It is an undoing. Every minute tie has to be untied and something permanent and...

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Judy Collins: Writing is a...

Judy Collins: Writing is a...

Writing is a voice that calls us from dreams, that peeks out of the corner of our eyes when we think no one is...

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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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Joyce A Myers: Teachers can change...

Joyce A Myers: Teachers can change...

Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.

Source:...

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Amy Vanderbilt: One face to...

Amy Vanderbilt: One face to...

One face to the world, another at home makes for misery.

Source: In The New...

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Martha Graham: No artist is...

Martha Graham: No artist is...

No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the...

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Britney Spears: There's no master...

Britney Spears: There's no master...

There's no master plan! I'm just gonna be me and hope it all works out!

Source:...

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Tina Turner: I never said...

Tina Turner: I never said...

I never said Well, I don't have this and I don't have that. I said, I don't have this yet, but I'm going to get...

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Suzanne Vega: I'd like to...

Suzanne Vega: I'd like to...

I'd like to meet you
In a timeless placeless place
Somewhere out of context
And beyond all...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: There are many...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: There are many...

There are many little ways to enlarge [your child's] world. Love of books is the best of...

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Marilyn Monroe: Unfortunately, I am...

Marilyn Monroe: Unfortunately, I am...

Unfortunately, I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few...

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: A pat on...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: A pat on...

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in...

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Victoria Claffin Woodhull: All that is...

Victoria Claffin Woodhull: All that is...

All that is good and commendable now existing would continue to exist if all marriage laws were repealed tomorrow . ....

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Angela Davis: Radical simply means...

Angela Davis: Radical simply means...

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

Source: Let Us All Rise Together,...

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Suzanne LaFollette: Until economic freedom...

Suzanne LaFollette: Until economic freedom...

Until economic freedom is attained for everybody, there can be no real freedom for...

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