My life is not just about the past.

I became known as Lily Casey, the mustang-breaking, poker-playing, horse-race-winning schoolmarm of Coconino County, and it wasn't half bad to be in place where no one had a problem with a woman having a moniker like that.

Unlike diamonds, watches were practical. They were for people on the run, people with appointments to keep and schedules to meet.

In this world, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you got 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.

If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise.

I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence.