"Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen."

"That is happiness to be dissolved into something complete and great."

"Where there is great love, there are always wishes."

"It does not matter much whom we live with in this world, but it matters a great deal whom we dream of."

"Sometimes, the smaller roles in movies can be the most interesting. If you only take the stance that you'll only play central characters in movies, you'll find yourself not being able to indulge in that morally grey terrain that makes support characters so rich and interesting."

"A shift toward access and service would deepen the big-box retailer's relationship to customers and win their loyalty. A service focus would bring more rewarding, frequent, and lasting contact with grateful customers."

"My mom would give me a piece to play, but I wouldn't do any theory because when it came time to do it I would sneak back upstairs and watch TV. So, I had these kind of nonchalant lessons for years, then it just started soaking in."

"It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal."