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

When I asked my mother, ‘how do I tell people about you’ her answer was ‘tell the truth’. But of course, the truth is never simple.

....he said it was interesting. He used the word 'textured'. He said 'smooth' is boring but 'textured' was interesting, and the scar meant that I was stronger than whatever had tried to hurt me.

But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant.

She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist - I helped her lace them up - but they had the effect of causing her to faint. Mom called it the vapors and said it was a sign of her high breeding and delicate nature. I thought it was a sign that the corset made it hard to breathe.

Anyone who thinks he's too small to make a difference has never been bit by a mosquito

You're in a horse race but you're thinking like a sheep. Sheep don't win horse races.