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

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

God deals us all different hands. How we play 'em is up to us.

What I do know is that wondering why you survived don't help you survive.

Since Mom wasn't exactly the most useful person in the world, one lesson I learned at an early age was how to get things done, and this was a source of both amazement and concern for Mom, who considered my behavior unladylike but also counted on me. "I never knew a girl to have such gumption," she'd say. "But I'm not too sure it's a good thing.

That was the thing to remember about all monsters, They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run.

One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.