"I would like respect for difficult work well done." I love Olivia de Havilland. I grew up watching her treat everyone she met with grace and southern gentility (even the woman trying to steal her husband) as Melanie in "Gone with the Wind", and I swooned so hard over her romantic rendezvous with Errol Flynn, my one true love, in the eight movies she starred in with him. Thankfully, that radiance she displayed on screen can still be enjoyed today, as she is approaching her 10

My name is Brooke, and I love all things lovely. Since a young age, I have had a passionate love affair with words. Anyone who knows me could attest to the fact that there is no such thing as a quick story, if I am the one telling it. I've always loved the way a skillfully-crafted sentence can paint the perfect picture. With the right combination of adjectives and emphasis, you can take a person anywhere you want them to go. Knowing the power our words possess, I've always fe