“During the rocky times, it never occurred to me that one day I would h...” — Patty Duke Quote

“During the rocky times, it never occurred to me that one day I would hold a position of respect and responsibility in the community.”

“Reality is hard. It is no walk in the park, this thing called Life.”

“No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to be an element of good luck and good fortune and good timing.”

“Rather than relying on farmers, ranchers, outdoorsmen, lumberjacks, surveyors, oil workers, miners, or community leaders who have decades of land use experience, government policymakers turn to 25-year-olds with master's degrees in ecology and political science to run the country's public lands policy.”

“Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.”

“I've become this sort of icon for the gay community. I don't like the position.”