“Its never overreacting to ask for what you want and need.”

“I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means someone's passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn't mind leading.”

“I love saying yes and I love saying please. Saying yes doesnt mean I dont know how to say no, and saying please doesnt mean I am waiting for permission. Yes please sounds powerful and concise. Its ...”

“Its a struggle for me to remain open," she admits. "To not shut down because Im defensive or scared or maybe my ego is getting in the way. And the other side of that is just believing that I belong...”

“I often look to men to model behavior," she goes on after a pause. "Not because I want to squelch whats feminine about me, but because sometimes I want a little more action, a little less feeling i...”

“If you are lucky, there is a moment in your life when you have some say as to what your currency is going to be. I decided early on it was not going to be my looks.”

“How often do we tell our own life story? How often do we adjust, embellish, make sly cuts? And the longer life goes on, the fewer are those around to challenge our account, to remind us that our li...”

“Because I always feel like runningNot away, because there is no such placeBecause if there was, I would have found it by nowBecause it's easier to run,Easier than staying and finding out you're the...”

“The paths carved by the divine carpenter into her palms are actually treasure maps showing the way to heaven.”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”