Wounds are like water set to boil - they heal best left unwatched.

A life isn't measured in hours and minutes. It's the quality, not the length.

If you are going to forgive a person, Liz decides, it is best to do it sooner rather than later. Later, Liz knows from experience, could be sooner than you thought.

I know you did, lass. You're the toughest girl I know." "'Lass'? Where did that come from?" "I don't know. I just felt the urge to call you that.

When I was around eight, I learned how to touch-type at school, and I received a computer as a present. I started writing plays, and for many years I thought I would be a playwright.

Daddy always said you only explained things to the people that actually mattered.

You know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, What is your favorite book?