Quote of the Day
November 12, 2026
“It's about getting the kids up and fed, getting one to school, getting the other down for a nap, going to the grocery store, picking one up from school, getting the other one down for another nap, cooking dinner... I live my life at these two extremes. I'm either a full-time stay-at-home mom or a full-time actress.”
In the country of pain we are each alone.
Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.
With fame there is a crosswire between intensity and intimacy. You have decoy intimacy, but you are also very much alone.
I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years - particularly 'My Sister's Keeper.' It has sold three million copies in the States alone. I strongly feel that, as a novelist, you have a platform and the ability to change people's minds.
The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.
Man cannot live by incompetence alone.
I live to hail that season by gifted one foretold, when men shall live by reason, and not alone by gold.
I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like.
