It gave her a feeling of her own power, to make something practical and beautiful just by using her own skill and creativity. It inspired her.

...An honest conversation with anyone is a form of praying.

It's all about getting the hand of things. Easy does it; take it easy. You'll figure everything out in time. But for right now, just keep trying. Pay attention and avoid the temptation to go further than you're ready. Talk less. And listen more.

We don't always get what we deserve," she replied, patting James over his heart. "Sometimes we get more; sometimes we get less. At least we get something.

There's the life we dream, the life we deserve, and the life we get. I'll take what I got over what I deserve any day.

Better to live your life open rather than exist on borrowed time, waiting for the great unmasking.

There's money, and then there's class. The two are often separated.