When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.

You can know the whole world and still feel lost in it.

Belief, hard work, love–you have those things, you can do anything.

I made the wrong choice ," I whispered. My mother shook her head. "A child should never have to choose.

when your time came, it came, and that was that. You might say something smart on your way out, but you might just as easily say something stupid.

So, have we solved the secret of happiness? "I believe so," he said Are you going to tell me? "Yes.Ready?" Ready. "Be satisfied." That's it? "Be greatful." That's it? "For what you have.For the love you receive.And for what God has given you." That's it? He looked me in the eye.Then he sighed deeply. "That's it.

Now you know how badly someone wanted you, Charley. Children forget that sometimes. They think of themselves as a burden instead of a wish granted.