Things usually work out in the end." "What if they don't?" "That just means you haven't come to the end yet.

When God closes a door, he opens a window, but it's up to you to find it.

Dad was a philosopher and had what he called his Theory of Purpose, which held that everything in life had a purpose, and unless it achieved that purpose, it was just taking up space on the planet and wasting everybody's time.

It was good work, the kind of work that let you sleep soundly at night and, when you awoke, look forward to the day.

Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you are young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and your soul.

Memoir is about handing over you life to someone and saying, This is what I went through, this is who I am, and maybe you can learn something from it.

People are like animals. Some are happiest penned in, some need to roam free. You go to recognize what's in her nature and accept it.