48 quotes found
Author · American · 1947
American author (born 1947)
“Those who had seen eyes like hers before understood instantly that she was a woman who had suffered, but wore it well, with dignity and grace. Rather than dragging her down into depression, her pai...”
“People are so obsessed with that these days. As long as you're healthy, what difference do a few pounds make? Crazy diets. Thirteen-year-old girls on magazine covers who wind up in hospitals becaus...”
“Not all forms of abuse leave bruises.”
“Some things in life are worth waiting for.”
“She was so full of holes now, she was like a Swiss cheese.”
“It just goes to show, never say never, or the next thing you know, youll be doing what you said you never would, owning a dog you swore you didnt want and walking (or carrying) a tiny, totally ench...”
“Whatever we decide we don't want in life (whether it's dating, houses, neighborhoods, jobs, partners, or dogs), the fates usually intervene to open our eyes and prove us wrong.”
“You have to move forward in life. You cant sit in the same place, unless you want to, thats a choice too. But you cant sit there because someone else says you have to, because your moving forward m...”
“The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn't have the same rights as other kids.”
“I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.”
“People are much more inclined to believe and say bad things about you if you're famous.”
“I'm astonished by my success. I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.”
“I studied literature design and fashion design.”
“In my late teenage years, I developed a real passion for it, and wrote a lot of poetry.”
“If you see the magic in a fairy tale, you can face the future.”
“No man can take your freedom from you. They can limit your mobility, but that's about all they can do”
“It was the cruelest of destiny’s tricks, the death of a young person.”
“There was something much greater she needed to feed her soul, and perhaps one day soon she would go...”
“Hang in. We’ll make it. We all have each other.”
“I don't want to have to give up me, in order to be his.”