“Don't be dismayed by the opinions of editors, or critics. They are only the traffic cops of the arts.”

“A book is never finished it's abandoned. ”

“Men are not against you they are merely for themselves. ”

“Men are not against you they are merely for themselves.”

“Writing is easy: all you do is sit staring at the blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead.”

“He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it's bottled.”

“A DEFINITION NOT FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY Not leaving: an act of trust and love,often deciphered by children”

“The ideal-worker standard and norm of work devotion push mothers to the margins of economic life. And a society that marginalizes its mothers impoverishes its children. That is why the paradigmatic...”

“When God Created Mothers"When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said. "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one." And ...”

“Hope is a helium balloon. It is a wish lantern set out into the dark sky of night.”

“[H]er mind was like a balloon with static cling, attracting random ideas as they floated by[.]”

“Being forgiven is like having all the worst bits of yourself stuffed into a balloon and then having that balloon set free.”