What year these events transpired is of no consequence. Where they occured is not important. The time is always, and the place is everywhere.

Life had not taught me to distrust ministers, but it had taught me to trust no one more than dogs.

I can do what I need to do. I can get where I want to go, no matter how hard it is.

It's only life. We all get through it.

Fate isn’t one straight road…there are forks in it, many different routes to different ends. We have the free will to choose the path.

Dare we linger, dare we skate? Dare we laugh or celebrate, knowing we may strain the ice? Preserve the ice at any price?

I always enjoyed the kids, but I didn't enjoy the bureaucracy of the educational system.