You gotta face the hand you're dealt with and deal with it, and make your problems be the smallest part of who you are.

Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times.

Don't ever forget your history," she sang, "or any wicked soul can lie to you and get away with it.

You can't do anything for a person who is stuck between being happy and being miserable. All you can do is get trapped in the middle, and anyone in the middle just gets squished.' -Grandma

Each time I read a book, I cataloged the parts that struck me dumb with envy and admiration for their beauty and power and truth.

I want you to take a sleeve of Thin Mints and line them up on the edge of the kitchen counter and when I'm hungry I can just bend over and sweep a cookie into my mouth like I'm scoring a goal in hockey.

Don't ever go to war. Even if you win, the battle is never over inside you.