People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
Don't call me an icon. I'm just a mother trying to help.
I am not a political figure. The fact is I am a humanitarian figure and always will be.
Princess Diana was a wonderful, caring philanthropist. She would come sometimes into the church and sit at the back and pray.
As always, a million heartfelt thanks for bringing such joy into this chick's life.
It took a long time to understand why people were so interested in me, but I assumed it was because my wonderful husband had done a lot of wonderful work leading up to our marriage and our relationship. But then, over the years, you see yourself as a good product that sits on a shelf and sells well. People make a lot of money out of you.
If I am to care for people in hospital I really must know every aspect of their treatment and to understand their suffering.
One of the greatest artifices the devil uses to engage men in vice and debauchery, is to fasten names of contempt on certain virtues, and thus fill weak souls with a foolish fear of passing for scrupulous, should they desire to put them in practice.
Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.
Gratitude is like a flashlight. It lights up what is already there. You don't necessarily have anything more or different, but suddenly you can actually see what it is. And because you can see, you no longer take it for granted.
If you aren't aware of the reader, you're working in a vacuum.