Do certain events in our lives leave a permanent mark, freezing a piece of us in time, and that becomes a touchstone that we measure the rest of our lives against?

I think that maybe forgiveness is like change - it comes in small steps. (256)

Percentages! Those are for economists, polls, and politicians. Percentages can't define your identity.

A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. So our prospects brighten . . .

... Change doesn't happen overnight-it's molded by people who don't give up

Words have longer lives than people.

When is a cell finally too small to hold our essence?