Every once in awhile, a girl has to indulge herself.

She existed in her friends; there she was. All the parts of herself she’d forgotten. She knew herself best when she was with them.

Susan Boyle having a meltdown is not controversial. It’s human for a 48-year-old recluse to get a little wigged out when she finds herself on the world stage overnight.

Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself.

She tried to think of the right thing to say – something that would make him leave her alone. If she said she could defend herself he’d want her to prove it. But if she...

The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint.

A truly creative person rids him or herself of all self-imposed limitations.

A charming woman… doesn’t follow the crowd. She is herself.

A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself.

Judi Dench should be ashamed of herself for being so talented and working so much.

Any nation has the right and will indeed defend herself.

I’m a textbook definition of that perfectionist girl who has huge expectations of herself.