Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

That proves something- that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they're still human.

I was not so sure, but Jem told me I was being a girl, that girls always imagined things, that’s why other people hated them so, and if I started behaving like one I could just go off and find some to play with.

I was a first-time writer, so I did as I was told. I hadn't realized it (the original book) had survived, so was surprised and delighted when my dear friend and lawyer Tonja Carter discovered it. After much thought and hesitation, I shared it with a handful of people I trust and was pleased to hear that they considered it worthy of publication. I am humbled and amazed that this will now be published after all these years.

I wonder how much of the day I spend just callin' after you.

Ladies pick funny things to be proud of.

There are just some kind of men…who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one.