"The fact that I am a writer comes from the experience of being cut away from my roots and living in Venezuela, where I couldn't find a place for myself, for years and years."

"It is a steadfast truth that to speak the truth in a season of deceit is an act of supreme bravery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"If this world is going to be a better place for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it will be women who make it so."

"For real change, we need feminine energy in the management of the world. We need a critical number of women in positions of power, and we need to nurture the feminine energy in men."

"A humble soul understands that a mind at peace can weather any storm."

"The silent observer understands that the truest form of bravery is vulnerability."

"It is a profound truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest."

"Sometimes I think what I write is funny in its quiet way."