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“Good morning, Ms. Daniels. I’m calling to inform you that Julie has left our premises.†Not again. Curran’s arms closed around me and he hugged me to him. I leaned back against him. “How?†“She mailed herself.”
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“One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to get it out and look at it in an objective way, so that it doesn't cause me any serious pain by staying inside.”
Source : Judy LaMarsh (1969). “Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage”, Toronto ; Montreal : McClelland and Stewart
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“I don't write about the same thing every time, everyday, different things are happening out there and if you take the time to look around, you can see that, then you can put it all together and tell the story.”
Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com. 
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“If you cannot come to the party, do not cancel at the last minute or give a message to a child to inform the host. And don't bother explaining why you can't attend because anything after 'because' is bullshit.”
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“Two-thirds of the Iranian people would like to be reconciled with the West. They don't like the fanaticism of the governing religious council. It's the only place in the world where the last six elections have been won by the more progressive candidate, two for president, two for the mayors, two for the parliament. So most people there are sympathetic to the world we Americans want to build, whether we're Republicans or Democrats. On the other hand, almost everybody there wants them to have nuclear power. They see it as a status symbol, and a sense of their own security.”
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“Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be a good place from which to go on as well as a good place to remain.”
Source : Mary Catherine Bateson (2001). “Composing a Life”, p.14, Grove Press
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“Im so fascinated by the human longing for meaning. The way we relate romantically to each other is so much to do with our longing for meaning as well.”
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“Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit.”
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“Reducing the thinking required to take the next action increases the likelihood of the desired behavior occurring unconsciously.”
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“I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one's body as an instrument rather than just an ornament.”
