Strange how love coexists with hate, how they render eachother mute, how the swilling of them together makes a new and softer, sympathetic thing. – Sonya Hartnett
By starving emotions we become humorless, rigid and stereotyped; by repressing them we become literal, reformatory and holier-than-thou; encouraged, they perfume life; discouraged, they poison it. – Joseph Collins
The only truly individualistic health-care choice – where you receive care that is unpolluted by anyone elses funds – is to forgo insurance altogether, paying out-of-pocket for health services as you need them. – Thomas Frank
The older I grow the more I see the influence of my family on my life. I didnt always see it. It was up to our parents to see that we had our education in a town that hadnt yet realized what racial prejudice was but actually knew and practiced it on occasion. – Katherine Dunham
When you do take the home pregnancy test, it doesnt quite seem real. But when you see the baby and the heartbeat on the ultrasound, its so incredible. – Danica McKellar
Ive just finished reading a book about the brilliant Margaret Rutherford. She wasnt a beauty, but inside she was absolutely blazing and passionate about her work. Shes one of those life-affirming characters. – Sophie Thompson
