In a land that knew only dark beauty, she was something of a hybrid no one dared touch. But the tall Arab did not appear in the least daunted by her abnormality. No, she saw his eyes. He was not daunted in the least.

Sense will always have attractions for me.

Jane Austen

People say I've had a difficult time in life. I think I've had an exciting time in life.

Iyanla Vanzant

I wasn't used to guys making me blush, and I wasn't sure why he even was making me blush.

Holly Hood

You get to a certain age and you can't judge yourself on your dad or your parents.

Ellie Goulding

Voters don't have to love him, Romney advisers say, but they will respect him.

Ron Fournier

Life can be challenging and sad... but music is the easy part.

St. Vincent

Don't give up your dreams.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

More than fantasy or even science fiction, Ray Bradbury wrote horror, and like so many great horror writers he was himself utterly without fear, of anything. He wasn't afraid of looking uncool - he wasn't scared to openly love innocence, or to be optimistic, or to write sentimentally when he felt that way.

Lev Grossman

People who never achieve happiness are the ones who complain whenever they're awake, and whenever they're asleep, they are thinking about what to complain about tomorrow.

Adam Zimbler

During the periods in my marriage when I chose to stay home with my kids rather than work as an attorney, it caused me no end of anxiety. Despite the fact that I knew I was contributing to our family by caring for our children, I still felt that my worth was less because I wasn't earning.

Ayelet Waldman

She got on with her education. In her opinion, school kept on trying to interfere with it.

Terry Pratchett

You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy.

Charles Manson