You can't prepare for everything life's going to throw at you. And you can't avoid danger. It's there. The world is a dangerous place, and if you sit around wringing your hands about it, you'll out on all the adventure.

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

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

If you had weak eyes, they needed exercise to get strong. Glasses were like crutches. They prevented people with feeble eyes from seeing the world on their own.

People are like animals. Some are happiest penned in, some need to roam free. You go to recognize what's in her nature and accept it.

I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world.

Memoir is about handing over you life to someone and saying, This is what I went through, this is who I am, and maybe you can learn something from it.