I could see why Archimedes got all excited. There was nothing finer than the feeling that came rushing through you when it clicked and you suddenly understood something that had puzzled you. It made you think it just might be possible to get a handle on this old world after all.

Most important thing in life is learning how to fall.

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

Sometimes you have to get sicker before you can get better.

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.

Confidence doesn't come from thinking you're perfect or flawless. That's arrogance. Confidence comes from appreciating the beauty of your texture.

Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out.