Disaster Quote by Jennifer Egan

It is hard to know what Sarah Palin means in Republican politics anymore.

— Rachel Maddow

“Kathy Kerouac knew the power of her voice. It was, she said, her 'golden thing,' an amulet protecting her against all disorders of the…

— Nicole Brossard

I think she [Eleanor Roosevelt] was a shrewd politician, and very good in public relations, although she had the usual media help in this.…

— William A. Rusher

She wondered if she was doomed to be one of those people who spend their lives trying things.

— David Nicholls

Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops.

— Kurt Vonnegut

What was it about Carolyn that made her so cautious about revealing herself?

— Michael Bergin

It has always been cited as an irrepressible symptom of America's vitality that her people, in fair times and foul, believe in themselves and…

— Alistair Cooke

The way she told it, she was such a criminal even the most God-fearing church ladies got bored of reporting on her; she did…

— Kami Garcia

At the Republican convention, there were lots of words used to describe Hillary Clinton, but warm, funny and caring weren't among them.

— Tamara Keith

“She could work any situation to her advantage, instantly turning herself into the life of the party, whether it was some soirée for an…

— Barry Brennessel

She became whoever she needed to be to survive,but she never let anyone else define her.

— Jodi Picoult

“She was just like the rest of them—willfully ignorant, passionately believing in something because she surrounded herself with people who also passionately believed in…

— James Islington