The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.
The car skidded to a stop just in front of me, and I jumped back and lost my balance and ended up on the road.
We are always in search of the redeeming formula, the crystallizing thought.
So quick and so fiercely I barely had time to gasp before it was locked on me.
Hope is tomorrow's veneer over today's disappointment.
I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.