I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

My mama always said, Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what youre gonna get.

The ties that bind us to life are tougher than you imagine.

The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others... the divine floods of light no longer flow into our souls.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.

Follow your heart and take a chance that you'll be wrong.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.