“The dread of futility has been my life-long plague.”

“For far too long, the female gender has been plagued with stereotypes, typecasting, as well as, subtle and blatant discrimination.”

“I have long dreaded the thought of getting to the end of life and regretting that I allowed my own timidity or other people's expectations to determine the course of my life. I had decided at a much younger age that several of my beliefs should determine the course of my life...I...believe that Waengongi, the Creator, has an epic script into which my minute presence has been written. ”

“My patience has dreadful chilblains from standing so long on a monument.”

“I'd never been so mesmerized or captivated or drawn to any guy in my life. Heck, I'd been avoiding guys like the plague.”

“Country is based on folk music, which has been around for centuries—” “So has the plague.”