Quotes about "Retirement & Later Life"

Writing has always been an interest of mine, and 'The Language of Flowers' combined my experience with foster care with something I've always wanted to do. ”

There aren't always, especially in low-income communities, the arts and the dance and the drama and the things that can really show a kid, 'Look, even if I'm three years behind in math, there's something I'm good at that can help me be successful in life.' ”

I don't think there is anything magical about the language of flowers in real life or in my book. ”

My husband and I vowed that after we married and settled down, we would become foster parents - a vow we kept and one that has enriched our lives greatly. ”

I am not this big celebrity, but it gets really crazy. You have to go through the nuts of blowing up, in a sense, and then figuring out how to live your life with that. ”

Sometimes when you're writing a song and that song comes into your head, it definitely comes from somewhere, like a real experience. ”

Hearing the blues changed my life. ”

I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what I had to do. I don't have any regrets whatsoever. ”

There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles. ”

There's always got to be a struggle. What else is there? That's what life is made of. I don't know anything else. If there is, tell me about it. ”