A mother's love is a blessing No matter where you roam. Keep her while you have her, You'll miss her when she's gone -- Angela's Ashes.

We never really had any kind of a Christmas. This is one part where my memory fails me completely.

You have to give yourself credit, not too much because that would be bragging.

Teacher? I never dreamed I could rise so high in the world

I must congratulate myself, in passing, for never having lost the ability to examine my conscience, never having lost the gift of finding myself wanting & defective. Why fear the criticism of others when you, yourself, are first out of the critical gate? If self-denigration is the race I am the winner, even before the starting gun. Collect the bets.

Your mind is a treasure house that you should stock well and it's the one part of you the world can't interfere with.

The English wouldn't give you the steam of their piss.