New Yorkers, I figured, just pretended to be unfriendly.

Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential.

You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is "If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim

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

It's really not that hard to put food on the table if that's what you decide to do.

...even though I was getting better education at home than any of the kids in Toyah, I'd need to go to finishing school when I was thirteen, both to acquire social graces and to earn a diploma. Because in this world, Dad said, it's not enough to have a fine education. You need a piece of paper to prove you go it.

New Yorkers, I figured, just pretended to be unfriendly.