People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
It may be that the most striking thing about members of my literary generation in retrospect will be that we were allowed to say absolutely anything without fear of punishment.
I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love
The principle of self defense, even involving weapons and bloodshed, has never been condemned, even by Gandhi.
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
Authors and actors and artists and such - never know nothing, and never know much.
I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.
It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.
There are a thousand ways to wealth, but only one way to heaven
No one ever told me i was pretty when i was a little girl. all little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.
Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries.
War - an act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.
Nothing Ever Happened - Not Even This.
Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
Working with bill cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.
One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
They arrested us after breakfast.