"I was accepted at Barnard College and I was denied admission when I arrived because they had a quota of two.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

I just got good at it, because I knew I had to hurry because I was supposed to die."

VOA: special.2009.09.16

Yet,when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat - immediately,without waiting.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

As she told a friend once: "In a life that stopped guessing, you and I should not feel at home."

VOA: special.2010.07.18

I shall come at you with everything I've got, because the limelight can only shine on one of us."

VOA: special.2009.02.20

It changed his life. Erich took Houdin's last name, changed the pronunciation and added and "i" at the end.

VOA: special.2010.12.19

I work at home so I just hoped that my computer would work right and not have a bad hair day also.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

That's why I must decide on something at once while there is still time, before I am famous.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

And I am really grateful for that because it makes me feel like I am at home."

VOA: special.2011.03.28

That I'll leave no stone unturned, and that I'm able to go to sleep at night with no regrets at what I've done."

VOA: special.2009.12.28

I have no work at all, although I am strong and healthy and only forty-five years old.

VOA: special.2010.05.13

I wanted to gain at least a little of the social experience I saw all around me.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

Yet,even though you may be angry, I would know that at heart, you are a kind person.

VOA: special.2010.07.11

At first I thought the city was empty. The buildings all were empty and in poor repair.

VOA: special.2010.07.17