“For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home.”

“I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden.”

“To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.”

“Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.”

“The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.”

“All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment.”

“If you want to be happy, work with all your heart.”

“I do my best thinking at night when everyone else is sleeping. No interruptions. No noise. I like the feeling of being awake when no one else is.”

“I feel like Ive been split open and stuffed with sunshine.”

“He tried to name which of the deadly seven might apply, and when he failed he decided to append an eighth, regret.”

“I now, weak, old, diseased, poor, dying, hold still my soul in my hands, and I regret nothing.”

“Regrets came up and asked me if Id like to own them. Declined them for the most part but took a few just so I wouldnt leave this relationship empty handed.”