Maizy went to work. Knowing Rylan was watching her made her conscious of every move. She tried to stand in a more ladylike way, though heaven only knew exactly what that was. Her dress choked her a bit less when she stood straight, so she tried to think of being ladylike as a way not to strangle.

A beautiful face cannot hide an ugly heart for long.

A muddied diamond is better than an unsullied pebble.

Roses do not take beauty advice from weeds.

The beauty that is in you is greater than the ugliness that is around you.

Your original self is worth more than your imitation of someone else.

I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me.

I mean all this focus on how we look on the outside. It's just all wrong

The Trump White House stood less for government and the push-pull of competing interests and developing policies, and more, in a brand-savvy world, as a fixed and unpopular cultural symbol.

How wrong are those simpletons, of whom the world is full, who look more at... color than at the figures which show spirit and movement.

I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity.

IF WE KNOW WHO GOD HAS MADE US TO BE, WE CAN STOP TRYING TO BE SOMEONE WE ARE NOT AND LET GO OF THE STRESS THAT COMES WITH LIVING THAT KIND OF LIFE.