Everyone thinks I'm showing off when I talk, ridiculous when I'm silent, insolent when I answer, cunning when I have a good idea, lazy when I'm tired, selfish when I eat one bite more than I should.

But I won't bore you any longer on the subject of old men. It won't make things any better and all my plans of revenge (such as disconnecting the lamp, shutting the door, hiding his clothes) must be abandoned in order to keep the peace. Oh, I'm becoming so sensible!

In the future I'm going to devote less time to sentimentality and more time to reality.

What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't even happened yet.

At any rate, Daddy usually comes to my defence. Without him I wouldn't be able to stick out here.

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!

Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that a quiet conscience makes one strong.