Most important thing in life is learning how to fall.

You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.

If you want to be treated like a mother, act like one.

Don't you make fun of me or my children! Some babies are premature. Mine were all postmature. That's why they're so smart. Their brains had longer to develop.

Mom told us we would have to go shoplifting. Isn't that a sin?" I asked Mom. Not exactly," Mom said. "God doesn't mind you bending the rules a little if you have a good reason. It's sort of like justifiable homicide. This is justifiable pilfering.

Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.

I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes.