I did my first apprenticeship when I was 15, then joined the union when I was 17. I worked every summer in high school and college.

I have no bones to pick and no fight with society. And I'm willing to be and interested in being in the mainstream of society.

Pain is inevitable. Misery is a choice.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible

To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.

By reaching out, more comes back than you can possibly imagine.

It's defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it's hard to resist considering what might have been.