I get some of my ideas from watching my three daughters, but most of them come from my own memories of growing up. I can remember how romantic I was, not just about love, but romance in the classic sense - the romantic ideals: of honor and truth, of loyalty, sacrifice and fairness. Those were the elements that made a story satisfying to me.

Fatalism is the lazy man's way of accepting the inevitable.

Natalie Clifford Barney

The real thinking of woman is pre-eminently practical and applied. It is something we describe as sound common sense, and is usually directed to what is close at hand and personal. In general, it can be said that feminine mentality manifests an undeveloped, childlike, or primitive character; instead of the thirst for knowledge, curiosity; instead of judgment, prejudice; instead of thinking, imagination or dreaming; instead of will, wishing. Where a man takes up objective problems, a woman contents herself with solving riddles; where he battles for knowledge and understanding, she contents herself with faith or superstition, or else she makes assumptions.

Emma Jung

Those who cannot conceive of Friendship as a substantive love but only as a disguise or elaboration of Eros betray the fact that they have never had a Friend.

C.S. Lewis

There's no hurt so great that love can't heal it.

Richard Paul Evans

If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.

Emil Zatopek

I not only use all the brains I have but all I can borrow.

Woodrow Wilson

I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports.

Martina Hingis

The 'public' scares me, but people I trust.

Marilyn Monroe

Love came down at Christmas; love all lovely, love divine; love was born at Christmas, stars and angels gave the sign.

Christina G. Rossetti

An aristocratic culture does not advertise its emotions. In its forms of expression it is sober and reserved. Its general attitude is stoic.

Johan Huizinga

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere.

Russell Simmons

I would feel infinitely more comfortable in your presence if you would agree to treat gravity as a law, rather than one of a number of suggested options.

Neil Gaiman