"Think opportunity, no matter what stage of your life you may be in." Wise words. Thank you, Mireille, for giving women permission to be women!

I had no idea that Jane Wagner was a Southerner! What a talented duo. I love hearing what they’re up to. I wish Jane and Lily every success in Vegas.

Walking by the mountain stream near my home. There’s nothing like fresh air and movement to get the creative juices going.

Susan Gabriel 

Perhaps focusing on statistics is a masculine trait and women have a masculine side, too, so it is both/and.

I think Ruth is right that the way to make yourself small is to compare yourself to others. I agree that this article asked some good questions. Thanks, Ruth!

Susan Gabriel

God sneezed at the dinner table.

LOVE Anna Deavere Smith! Truly a talented lady. Thanks for letting us know what she’s up to these days.

Susan Gabriel

Respect for the "other" can go a long way in healing old wounds. So I suppose she erred on the side of caution.

Susan Gabriel

Love the comment about reviewers. "…a trip to a hypnotist is recommended."

I do, however, wish this interview had been longer. It seemed a "short story" in itself.

Susan Gabriel

Most of my clients are dealing with grief issues. After all, it is impossible to escape this life without losses. But I continue to be shocked by how many people don’t know how to deal with grief and who intellectualize it instead of honoring the emotional impact it has on our lives. Thanks for this article, Michele. 

Susan Gabriel

"It is ever thus as soon as someone does something unusual and seemingly hot in the movie biz. They attract criticism like heat lightning."

Very wise, Liz. But I think this happens in any "biz." Why don’t we celebrate instead of criticize when someone else succeeds?? This baffles me.

Susan Gabriel

Now that’s the bar to go to on Halloween!

 "Somebody gives you a Cadillac, you decide to drive it." Loved this! This can be said for talent, too, I think, of which Ms. Lange has ample. It takes courage to act on a gift (or gifts, in her case).

Susan Gabriel

I am a self-employed consultant and writer, so when I get "into the ring," I get into the ring with myself. We’ve had a few knock-down-drag-outs, but I always seem to get my way. :)

Susan Gabriel

Great Q&A. The Glass Castle was an amazing memoir. I’d never read anything quite like it. It seemed more like fiction sometimes. I’ve also seen Jeanette Walls speak and she seems quite humble despite her sky-rocketing success. What an interesting journey she continues to have.

Susan Gabriel