“If you do not like a certain behavior in others, look within yourself to find the roots of what discomforts you.”

“Like all of my fictions, Sinner is a mirror. Look into it and you will find yourself. What you do with what you see is your choice.”

“You invent yourself...You look at other women-or men; you try on their lives for size. You take what you can use, and you look inside yourself for what you can't find elsewhere. And always...always...you wonder if you're doing it right.”

“Don't depend on others to give you strength....Find it within yourself”

“Take your time in everything, until you feel the pull within yourself. Do not let yourself be guided by fear, or even by desire. And certainly not by the will of others.... Like the moon and the tides, the human heart has many phases. Wait for them. They will not be rushed.”

“Find ecstasy within yourself. It is not out there. It is in your innermost flowering. The one you are looking for is you.”