Women's quotes: Ann Patchett

"Influence is a combination of circumstance and luck: What we are shown and what we stumble upon in those brief years when our hearts and minds are fully open." 

–– Ann Patchett (b. 1963), American writer 

Source: Ann Patchett. These Precious Days: Essays. New York: HarperCollins, 2021; p. 78.

via: Commonplace Book, 2022, p. 18.

Quotes: Oprah Winfrey

"You are not your circumstances. You are your possibilities. If you know that, you can do anything."

–– Oprah Winfrey (b. 1954), American talk show host, TV producer, actress, author, and philanthropist